Early intervention services
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First-time violent offending following psychosis diagnosis: exploring community treatment order use and sociodemographic risk factors
This New South Wales study of people diagnosed with psychosis found that 15% committed a violent offence, most commonly within four years following diagnosis. Community treatment orders are an increasingly implemented violence prevention tool for those with severe mental illness. The findings suggest a heightened need for violence prevention efforts in the first four years...
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Health outcomes and health service usage among first-time fathers in Australia
Drawing on data from Australia's longitudinal study on male health, this report explores mental health, physical health and the barriers men face in accessing care when they become fathers for the first time. It finds that the role of health services in promoting preconception health is critical to ensure men are positioned to successfully navigate...
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The economic and social returns of reinvesting in families
The New South Wales child protection system remains overwhelmingly crisis driven. This report presents the findings of an economic case analysis and builds the evidence base for community advocacy and the case for investing in earlier, Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisation led services to keep Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children safe, strong and together with their...
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With courage: South Australia’s vision beyond violence
The report is the culmination of a 12-month Royal Commission involving extensive engagement with South Australians impacted by domestic, family and sexual violence. It contains 136 recommendations which lay out a roadmap for the state in which domestic, family and sexual violence is no longer tolerated and no longer possible.
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Strengthening accountability for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families
This paper seeks to explore the nature and structure of accountability that will serve the rights, interests and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people, both within the child protection system, and more broadly. It presents two complementary accountability mechanisms for the New South Wales Government to address current shortcomings.