Despite the increasingly high profile of domestic and family violence (DFV) in Australian society, surprisingly little is known in the public domain about the ways women’s specialist services provide help to the victims/survivors. When it comes to Aboriginal women, high rates of violence have been well documented and publicised; however, very little has been documented...

This report argues for coordinated strategies to increase family-based prevention and early intervention services in Australia. Existing policies do not seek to involve the family and relationship sector in prevention and early intervention, but there is potential for cost effectiveness and efficiency if government invests in prevention and intervention across a range of health risks.

During 2015–16, 162,175 (30.2 per 1,000) Australian children received child protection services (investigation, care and protection order and/or were in out-of-home care). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children were seven times as likely as non-Indigenous children to have received child protection services. This report also showed that children from geographically remote areas were more likely...

The Queensland Government is committed to building a new child protection and family support system that meets the needs of Queensland children, young people and families, now and into the future. As part of the Supporting Families Changing Futures reform program, we are undertaking a comprehensive redesign of the Child Protection Act 1999. This is...

This study adds to the body of knowledge about Community Health Workers by providing a perspective from Safe Motherhood Action Group volunteers on their experience and motivations for participation in maternal health programs in Zambia.