Aquatic and recreation centres largely identify themselves as health-promoting settings, although they have been described as ‘obesogenic’ environments for children in Canada and the UK.

This report was commissioned by the New South Wales (NSW) Child Death Review Team.

This report, which has been produced by the Australian Institute of Family Studies, aims to provide valuable insights into family functioning and child development for researchers, policy-makers, and those who provide services and support, as well as the community at large. Using five waves of LSAC data, this report covers a variety of aspects of...

Summary The aim of this report is to provide information about children and young people aged 0-24 who were hospitalised as a result of poisoning by pharmaceuticals or other substances in Australia. Over 30% of all hospitalised cases of poisoning during 2012-13 involved children and young people aged 0-24 (12,451 cases). For all types of...

In a survey fielded in April 2016, more than 2,100 Australian adults were asked about their perceptions on how politicians in federal parliament today are faring on issues relating to the health and wellbeing of children and teenagers. Adults rated their level of agreement from strongly disagree through to strongly agree in response to a...