Child welfare
Report
Rebalancing the scales
This report documents the experiences of Tasmanian parents and the lawyers who represent them, and legal processes associated with the child safety system. The research examines parents' ability to access legal advice, their participation in decision-making processes and to what extent these processes implement the intent of the legislation - family preservation and reunification.
Report
Caseworkers’ communication with children and young people in out-of-home care and their caregivers
This research report examines the factors that influence effective communication practices between caseworkers and children as reported by children and if that influences children’s socio-emotional functioning over time.
Report
Expenditure on children in the Northern Territory: study report
This report looks at how the safety and wellbeing of children in the Northern Territory can be improved. The focus is on how the Commonwealth and Northern Territory Governments can work better together to fund services.
Guide
Working together to keep children and families safe
This practice paper focuses on improving cross-sectoral relationships between child protection and child and family welfare practitioners, who are often required to work together to keep children and families safe. This paper aims to build practitioners' collaborative competence.
Policy report
Reviewing implementation of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle Northern Territory 2019
This report reviews the progress of the Northern Territory Government in implementing the full intent of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle (ATSICPP).