This policy and practice paper outlines the research evidence on the effectiveness of parenting programs for preventing or reducing child maltreatment. It discusses research on the specific practices, content and techniques used within parenting programs and those most commonly used in effective programs or that may increase program effectiveness.

The Alexis Family Violence Response Model is a coordinated police and social services response to recidivist family violence in Victoria. The evaluation aimed to explore the effectiveness of the program since the rollout to other police divisions across Victoria and the results were largely positive.

This evaluation is of the place-based trial of the Escaping Family Violence Payment in Far North Queensland and the Torres Strait. It found the payment was highly effective in supporting people leaving violent relationships and the place-based trial demonstrated the practice and benefits of culturally appropriate service delivery.

Randomised trials are a powerful tool for estimating the ‘causal effects’ of a program or policy. This report takes stock of the published randomised policy trials that have been conducted in Australia, examines the ethics and cultural appropriateness of randomised trials, and discusses future directions for randomised policy trials in Australia.

This report presents information on oral health outreach services provided to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people aged under 16 in the Northern Territory. It finds that there were some improvements over time in the proportion of First Nations children in the Northern Territory Remote Aboriginal Investment Oral Health Program with tooth...