The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare
The Centre advocates for the rights and wellbeing of children, young people and families in Victoria and provides a myriad of resources. It represents over 100 organisations working across the continuum of child and family services, from prevention and early intervention to the provision of out of home care.
OPEN: Outcomes, Practice and Evidence Network
OPEN fosters the sharing of practice experience, research and evaluation to achieve better outcomes with children, young people and families. The OPEN Portal will link you to key information, activities, practice resources and experts. It highlights evidence of what works, and how to use and create evidence.
Australian Child Maltreatment Study: Brief report of main findings.
The Australian Child Maltreatment Study (ACMS) is a landmark study for our nation. The ACMS research team has generated the first nationally representative data on the prevalence of each of the five types of child maltreatment in Australia, and their associated health impacts through life.
I Believe You.
Children and young people's experiences of seeking help, securing help & navigating the family violence system.Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre, 2023.
Amplify: Turning up the Volume on Young People and Family Violence
Understanding the gaps in policies and services for young people who are experiencing family violence either in the home or from an intimate partner.Melbourne City Mission, 2021.
Missing Figures: The hidden role of domestic and family violence in youth suicide
Current State of Knowledge Report. A review of current knowledge in Australia and internationally on the intersection between children and young people’s experiences of DFV, and their risk of youth suicide.Griffith University, 2023.
Exploring need and funding models for a national approach to integrated child and family centres
The early learning landscape in Australia is poised to embrace new forms of service delivery and supports – including integrated child and family centres – that could significantly improve the lives of our most disadvantaged children and families.Deloitte Access Economics. 2023.
Happy, Healthy and Thriving Children
Enhancing the impact of our Integrated Child and Family Centres in Australia. Brief based on the discussion paper released in March 2023.Social Ventures Australia, 2023.
The Voice of the Child Toolkit
Children and young people have an undeniable right to shape the decisions and processes that affect their lives. Recognising and respecting this right is an ethical imperative, and foundational to producing meaningful, and impactful research, healthcare and service delivery. The Voice of the Child (VoC) project is important because it seeks to fill a critical gap in Australia by ensuring that children are meaningfully involved in matters that concern them.