Family services
Alternative labels
Family support services
Family support
Technical report
Parenting today in Victoria: technical report - October 2019
This technical report sets out the background, methodology and findings from the 2019 administration of the Parenting Today in Victoria Survey, involving 2600 parents of children, birth through 18 years.
Report
Forecasting future outcomes
This report, which was authored by Taylor Fry, with support from TFM and stakeholder agencies, presents key results and insights from the Their Futures Matter (TFM) Investment Model.
Discussion paper
Expenditure on children in the Northern Territory: issues paper
This is a study about government expenditure on children and family services in the Northern Territory. It will focus on funding arrangements for services and programs that are relevant to the prevention of harm to children, and will examine ways to improve those funding arrangements to support better outcomes for children, families and the community.
Report
Adoptions Australia 2017–18
Adoptions Australia 2017–18, the 28th report in the series, covers the latest data on adoptions of Australia children and children from overseas, and highlights important trends in the number of adoptions dating back to 1993–94.
Literature review
Reunification for children in out-of-home care - Part 5: Evidence-based programs that promote successful reunifications
There is growing evidence that reunifying children with their birth families is often unsuccessful. UK figures suggest that around 30 percent of reunified children will return to care within five years. Insights from evaluations of successful reunification programs are needed to develop effective reunification practices, however with the exception of the evaluation of the Newpin...