This report explores the issues surrounding the right of a person with cognitive disability to parent a child and the support provided to parents with cognitive disability in Queensland. The insights shared by stakeholders highlight the urgent need for government bodies to work together to develop and implement policy and practice reforms that provide targeted...

This presentation discusses practical strategies for finding and using research evidence in a practice context related to Australian child and family services. It considers different types of research evidence and how to find and assess its quality, as well as insights into how research evidence can be used alongside other forms of evidence, such as...

The main aim of the New South Wales Child Development Study (NSW-CDS) is to provide evidence to enable improvement in the mental health and wellbeing of all Australian children. This evidence brief summarises the key findings from the NSW-CDS to support evidence-based decision-making for policy development, program design and practice in the child and family...

Family violence remains a significant social and public policy issue in Victoria and demand for family violence services continues to increase. This report assesses the implementation of recommended improvements to family violence support services. It finds four of nine recommended improvements have been completed and identifies further work still to be undertaken.

A collection of six peer-reviewed papers from the 2025 national conference covering the themes: Across the lifecourse; the First 1000 Days; Schooling years; Children at the centre; and Relationship breakdown and re-partnering.