Early intervention services
Briefing paper
Foundational and disability supports available for children and young people in New South Wales
This briefing paper describes existing foundational and disability supports available for children and young people in New South Wales. It includes discussion of structural factors that shape the service system; best practice supports and interventions; and frameworks that can be used to evaluate service availability, accessibility and effectiveness.
Journal article
The prevalence of intimate partner violence in Australia: a national survey
This article presents the results of a survey into the prevalence in Australia of intimate partner violence (IPV), each IPV type and multitype IPV, overall and by gender, age group and sexual orientation. It finds improved prevention is needed in the areas of health care, welfare and justice and that a comprehensive national prevention policy...
Research Summary
Effective parenting programs: What does the evidence say?
This report summarises the evidence on the effectiveness of parenting programs, which populations they can support and when they can be effective. It finds the evidence for which specific components make programs effective is currently ambiguous, but that parenting programs overall can be effective for both general and specific populations.
Report
Prevention is the cure: early intervention is the key to combatting our youth crisis
This report outlines the growing youth crisis in New South Wales and highlights three case studies of evidence-based early intervention programs. It advocates for funding place-based, early intervention programs as a long-term strategy, rather than relying on short-term, reactive solutions.
Systematic review
Early intervention for children with developmental disabilities and their families via telehealth
Access to early intervention services for children with developmental disabilities can be limited by geographical distance and resource constraints. This systematic review synthesises existing research on the effectiveness and implementation of telehealth interventions in infants and toddlers (aged 0–3 years) who are at risk of or diagnosed with developmental disabilities.