Research Review – May 2024
The Research Review delivers the latest research relevant to the child and family services sector direct to your inbox. Sign up here. May was a bumper month for research! Social
The Centre’s Social Policy and Research team conducts policy analysis, prepares submissions and undertakes research to advance the rights and wellbeing of children and families. We use evidence to inform our work and influence government policy, advance the goals of the child and family services sector, and advocate for change to benefit those who need it most.
Below you will find a selection of the team’s work, including submissions, research, policy analysis and policy statements, and report summaries and fact sheets to assist the work of our sector.
Primary Centre contact: Dr Michele Lonsdale
Director of Social Policy and Research
michele.lonsdale@cfecfw.asn.au
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The Centre has released its Rapid Review: Foster Care Recruitment and Retention report which has been prepared in response to concern from foster care service providers and the Victorian government
The Research Review delivers the latest research relevant to the child and family services sector direct to your inbox. In this month’s Research Review, we highlight two pieces of research
Child protection Australia 2020-21 – report summary (June 2022)
The Centre and FamilyCare conducted a survey in May and June 2019 to gather information from child and family services practitioners about the impact of social security policy on single mothers and their children. We received 169 responses and found that:
An overview of the survey findings can be found here.
The findings were presented by David Tennant (CEO, FamilyCare) and Kelly Bowey (Senior Policy and Research Officer) at the Australian Social Policy Conference on 9 September 2019.
Read our conference paper and view our presentation slides.
You can listen to David Tennant discussing these findings on ABC RN Life Matters (2 October 2019).
Raise the age of criminal responsibility position statement (May 2020)
Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System interim report statement (November 2019)
Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System interim report analysis (November 2019)
Children in immigration detention position paper (February 2016)
Child protection Australia 2019-20 – report summary (May 2021)
Child protection Australia 2018-19 – report summary (March 2020)
Report on Government Services 2020 (child protection services) – report summary (January 2020)
Australia’s children: In brief – report summary (December 2019)
Status Resolution Support Services (SRSS) – fact sheet (October 2019)