Staff Profile

Alister Lamont
Research Officer

BA (Monash), BMUS (VCA), GradDipSocialResearch (Monash)

Biography

Alister joined the Australian Institute of Family Studies, National Child Protection Clearinghouse as a Research Officer in December 2008 after completing a Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Social Research.

Selected recent publications

• Bromfield, L., Lamont, A., Parker, R., & Horsfall, B. (2010). Issues for the safety and wellbeing of children in families with multiple and complex problems: the co-occurrence of domestic violence, parental substance misuse and mental health problems. NCPC Issues No. 33, Melbourne, Australian Institute of Family Studies.
• Lamont, A., Price-Robertson, R. & Bromfield, L. (2010). Intake, investigation and assessment: Background Paper (Appendix 7.2). In Bamblett, M., Bath, H. & Roseby, R. (2010). Growing them Strong, Together: Promoting the safety and wellbeing of the Northern Territory's children, Report of the Board of Inquiry into the Child Protection System in the Northern Territory 2010. Darwin: Northern Territory Government.
• Lamont, A., & Bromfield, L. (2010). History of child protection services. NCPC Resource Sheet, Melbourne, Australian Institute of Family Studies.
• Parker, R., & Lamont, A. (2010). Evaluating programs. CAFCA Resource Sheet, Melbourne Australian Institute of Family Studies.
• Lamont, A. (2010). Age of consent laws. NCPC Resource Sheet. Melbourne, Australian Institute of Family Studies.
• Lamont, A. (2010). Effects of child abuse and neglect for children and adolescents. NCPC Resource Sheet. Melbourne, Australian Institute of Family Studies.
• Lamont, A (2010). Effects of child abuse and neglect for adult survivors. NCPC Resource Sheet. Melbourne, Australian Institute of Family Studies.
• Holzer, P., & Lamont, A. (2010). Corporal punishment: key issues. NCPC Resource Sheet. Melbourne, Australian Institute of Family Studies.
• Bromfield, B., Holzer, P., & Lamont, A. (2010). The economic costs of child abuse and neglect. NCPC Resource Sheet. Melbourne, Australian Institute of Family Studies.
• Lamont, A., & Bromfield, L. (2009). Parental intellectual disability and child protection: Key issues. NCPC Issues 31. Melbourne, Australian Institute of Family Studies.
• Lamont, A., & Holzer, P. (2009). Children's commissioners and guardians. NCPC Resource Sheet. Melbourne, Australian Institute of Family Studies.
• Lamont, A. (2009). Evaluating child abuse and neglect intervention programs. NCPC Resource Sheet. Melbourne, Australian Institute of Family Studies.
• Holzer, P., & Lamont, A. (2009). Australian child protection legislation. NCPC Resource Sheet. Melbourne, Australian Institute of Family Studies.