Person

Nick Richardson

Report

Understanding parenting disputes after separation

This report adds to what is known about the behaviour and motivations of separated parents in Australia, drawing on three independent data sets.
Report

Patterns and precursors of adolescent antisocial behaviour: outcomes and connections

This report from the Australian Temperament Project focuses on the transition to early adulthood; connections between antisocial behaviour and victimisation; the role of substance use in the development of adolescent antisocial behaviour; why do some low risk children become antisocial adolescents; motivations to comply with...
Literature review

The recruitment, retention, and support of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander foster carers: a literature review

There are significantly fewer Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander carers than there are Indigenous children in out of home care. This report examines the recruitment, retention, training, assessment and support of Indigenous people caring for these children.
Briefing paper

Social costs: the effects of child maltreatment

Child maltreatment is associated with a wide range of immediate and long-term negative outcomes. This resource sheet briefly outlines the potential psychological and physical problems associated with child maltreatment.