Social services
Report
The National Aged Care Advocacy Program presenting issues: report 5
This report provides a detailed analysis of the 52,206 instances of information and advocacy support provided to older people, their families and other supporters – an 18% increase on the previous year. Poor communication, lack of information and support to make decisions were reported to be the key challenges for the fifth year in a...
Report
Harm in the name of safety
A research report into the harms enacted in the course of family violence policing. The report documents Victorian frontline workers' experiences of police responses to family violence. It finds that harmful family violence policing practices are extremely frequent and widespread across the state, and that alternative community-based response pathways for victim-survivors are urgently needed.
Report
Community tax summit 2025: summary
Australia’s tax and transfer system needs structural reform. In February 2025, Per Capita and partners hosted the Community tax summit 2025. This report provides a summary of the addresses and panels including links to all recorded addresses. Keynote addresses include Dr Ken Henry, Prof Miranda Stewart and Dr Katherine Trebeck.
Video
What is good research evidence and how do you find it?
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...
Evaluation
Updated evaluation of the Alexis Family Violence Response Model
The Alexis Family Violence Response Model is a coordinated police and social services response to recidivist family violence in Victoria. The evaluation aimed to explore the effectiveness of the program since the rollout to other police divisions across Victoria and the results were largely positive.