This publication provides an analysis of the dental visiting patterns of children aged 5 to 17 years during the period 1994 to 2005. From 1994 to 2005 approximately 80 per cent of children aged 5-11 years and 75% of children aged 12-17 years visited a dentist within the previous 12 months. Private dental attendance by...

It has long been recognised that child complainants find the court experience very difficult, particularly if they have to give evidence against a family member in a sexual offence matter. This paper outlines the major factors that contribute to making processes harrowing for children and then discusses and evaluates some of the initiatives that have...

This report provides information on the oral health impacts experienced by Australian children during the period 2004-06. It investigates differences in parent-reported toothache, eating difficulties and poor oral health perception between children with different dental visiting patterns and treatment needs. Image: Monkeyc/ Flickr

This report provides a comprehensive snapshot of young people’s use of electronic media from early childhood through to teenage years, and parents’ views about that media use. New findings from 2007 are included for 3 to 4 and 7 to 8-year-olds from the Australian Institute of Family Studies’ Growing Up in Australia; The Longitudinal Study...

Changes to the Family Tax Benefit from the 2009 federal budget will mean a loss of income for families who can least afford it, according to this factsheet, almost inevitably leading to an increase in child poverty. The effects of this reduction in income will be clearly felt by 2012, when the government estimates it...