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Isobel Roe - ABC News,

This radio segment from ABC News Australia examines a current adoption debate in Australia.

Aunty Sue Blacklock, Jenna Meiksans, Gillian Bonser, Paula Hayden, Karen Menzies, Fiona Arney - Child Abuse Review,

The aim of this study was to evaluate the social and cultural acceptability of the Winangay Tool to practitioners responsible for assessing kinship carers.

Dr Jemma Venables & Prof Karen Healy - ,

In this paper, the authors use procedural justice theory as a lens to explore how “intervention with parental agreement” (IPA) policy is enacted in practice.

Nicola Atwool - Child & Family Social Work,

The focus of this paper is the challenge of implementing trauma‐informed practice in the child protection service provided by the Intensive Intervention work stream.

Natasha Cortis, Ciara Smyth, Catherine Wade, & Ilan Katz - Child & Family Social Work,

This article discusses changes brought about by “Practice First,” a framework for practice introduced to improve the quality and effectiveness of child protection work in New South Wales, Australia.

UNICEF,

This consultancy aims to provide technical support to the Office of Child and Family Services in leading and coordinating the implementation of the Child Protection Act (2015)-LPA and the National Child Protection Policy (2017-2027) thereby improving the care, support and protection of children.

Miriam J. Maclean, Catherine L. Taylor, Melissa O'Donnell - The Journal of Pediatrics,

The objective of this study was to estimate the influence of out-of-home care on reading scores, attendance, and suspensions by comparing a matched sample of maltreated children who entered out-of-home care and maltreated children who remained at home.

Susan Gair, Ines Zuchowski, Lyn Munns, Ros Thorpe, Debbie Henderson - Child & Family Social Work,

Reported here are findings from a recent partnership research project focused on optimizing grandparent contact and ongoing relationships with grandchildren after child safety concerns.

Calla Wahlquist - The Guardian,

The government of Victoria in Australia has committed a record amount of funds to support indigenous children to stay in the care of their communities and to "ensure community control over children placed into out-of-home care," according to this article from the Guardian.

Reuters - Channel News Asia,

This article from Freedom United highglights the ways in which Australians, through tourism and donations, are contributing to the fueling of the orphanage industry in Southeast Asia, and the moves the Australian government is making to address this.