Child welfare
Report
Child protection Australia 2012-13
This is the seventeenth annual comprehensive report on child protection, and for the first time includes: unique counts of children receiving child protection services in each jurisdiction; the number of substantiations per child; co-occurring types of abuse and neglect; socioeconomic status; and 'average day' measures. Summary C hild protection Australia 2012-13 is the seventeenth annual...
Report
Children who bully at school
Examines children who bully at school, and specifically on the ways in which parenting and family functioning underpin a child's bullying behaviour. Overview School bullying is a serious problem worldwide. There is now strong evidence to indicate that children who bully at school are at significant risk for a range of antisocial, criminal and poor...
Guide
Working with families whose child is bullying: an evidence-based guide for practitioners
This guide aims to provide practitioners and other professionals with information on school bullying and ways to work with and support families with a child who is bullying others. Abstract When children bully others at school, they are at significant risk of continuing this pattern of antisocial behaviour and having mental health concerns as they...
Guide
Helping your child stop bullying: a guide for parents
This guide is part of a compendium of resources focusing on children who bully at school, which focuses on effective ways of working with families to interrupt the continuity from school bullying to later adverse life outcomes. Overview It’s hard for any parent to believe that their child is bullying another child, but sometimes it...