In the Read
Different approaches to evaluation
ANROWS has released A Guide to evaluating interventions relating to violence against women. It can be used by practitioners, policy-makers and…
Investing in prevention and early intervention
This week In the Read looks at proposals to shift investment from the pointy end of child protection. Fams, a NSW peak…
NAIDOC Week 2018 – celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women
The theme of this year’s NAIDOC Week is Because of Her We Can, highlighting the crucial role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…
Child protection reform strategies across Australia – Queensland takes the lead
As the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse pointed out, there were over 79 government-initiated inquiries into…
Talking about ‘evidence’ again
This week’s ‘In the Read’ responds to deliberations about drawing on available evidence to inform program design, and identifying and…
Recent reports – Responses to the Royal Commission’s recommendations and the Tune Report into OOHC in NSW
Three reports of interest were released last week: the Australian Government’s and the Queensland Government’s responses to the Royal Commission…
NDIS – good and bad news
NDIS and how the rollout is going is often in the news. COAG’s Disability Reform Council recently presented its quarterly…
Effective behaviour support
Adolescence is a period in which healthy transition to independence takes place, but can also be a period that poses…
The response so far – domestic and family violence reform in Queensland
In this week’s In the Read we take a closer look at the Queensland government’s progress in implementing domestic and family violence (DFV) reform….