Child welfare
Report
Impacts of harmful pornography on mental, emotional, and physical health
A report from a New South Wales (NSW) inquiry into the impacts of harmful pornography on mental, emotional and physical health, as well as its influence on attitudes toward sex, relationships and consent. It presents 5 findings and makes 17 recommendations which aim to support a coordinated, whole-of-community response that prioritises prevention, education and support.
Report
Self-determination and Aboriginal child protection
This report outlines the context of self-determination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in child protection. It draws on key insights from an international symposium on self-determination in Indigenous child welfare and considers how these might be implemented in New South Wales. The report identifies immediate actions to strengthen recognition for self-determination and longer-term...
Strategy
Blueprint: a children’s plan for Queensland
This blueprint from the Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Commissioner offers a practical, actionable path to develop a Children’s Plan for Queensland. A Children’s Plan will aim to improve life outcomes for all children and work across government to make children a central focus in decision-making.
Position paper
Raising expectations: reforming how we raise children and young people in care
This is a synthesis report of the Queensland Family and Child Commission's (QFCC) submissions to three key Commonwealth reviews. The consultation papers developed to inform these reviews demonstrate that while progress has been made to modernise the structures to assist caregivers in the child protection system more work is needed to ensure the wellbeing of...
Report
When parents live apart
This research report explores the contexts, care arrangements, and co-parenting experiences of children whose parents live apart, using data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. It finds that socio-economic disadvantage is faced by children with parents living apart and recommends that policy and family services account for and address it.