The Australian Family Partnership Program (AFPP) is a nurse-led home visiting program designed to improve health outcomes for First Nations families by supporting women pregnant with a First Nations baby from pregnancy through until their child is two years old. This report captures the outcomes of the program including the impact on the health and...

This article outlines some of the key problems with the current approach to data use and describes how Restacking the Odds (RSTO) has been addressing these problems. RSTO provides a framework of evidence-based lead indicators, resources and tools to support service providers (including frontline practitioners), and policymakers to improve service quality, quantity and participation across...

An evaluation of the benefits of an Australian Nurse home visiting (NHV) program in promoting children’s language and learning, general and mental health, maternal mental health and wellbeing, and parenting and family relationships at child ages 4 and 5 years through a Randomised Control Trial. It concludes that the program promoted longer-term family functioning and...

Parents and the family and home environment play a central role in the early learning and development of infants and children. A range of interventions exist to support parents and families, particularly in situations where the family is vulnerable and/or where the infant or child may be at risk of delays in learning or development...

This briefing paper describes the extent to which interventions for parents and families can improve child physical health and wellbeing outcomes.