Child Abuse Prevention Issues

Discussion papers

Issues Papers

Parental intellectual disability and child protection: Key issues (No. 31, 2009)

Alister Lamont and Leah Bromfield
A stitch in time saves nine: Preventing and responding to the abuse and neglect of infants (No. 30, 2009)

Brigid Jordan and Robyn Sketchley
Improving outcomes for children living in families with parental substance misuse: What do we know and what should we do (No. 29, 2008)

Sharon Dawe, Paul Harnett and Sally Frye
Developing a road map for research: Identifying the priorities for a national child protection research agenda (No. 28, 2008)

Leah Bromfield and Fiona Arney
Family group conferencing in Australia 15 years on (No. 27, 2008)

Nathan Harris
'Getting the big picture': A synopsis and critique of Australian out-of-home care research (No. 26, 2007)

Leah Bromfield and Alexandra Osborn
Child maltreatment in organisations: Risk factors and strategies for prevention (No. 25, 2006)

Mel Irenyi, Leah Bromfield, Lorraine Beyer and Daryl Higgins
The effectiveness of parent education and home visiting child maltreatment prevention programs (No. 24, 2006)

Prue Holzer, Jenny Higgins, Leah Bromfield, Nick Richardson and Daryl Higgins
A new name for Munchausen Syndrome by proxy: Defining fabricated or induced illness by carers (No. 23, 2005)

Ellen Fish, Leah Bromfield and Daryl Higgins
National comparison of child protection systems (No. 22, 2005)

Leah Bromfield and Daryl Higgins
Redefining fatal child neglect (No. 21, 2004)

Ruth Lawrence and Penelope Irvine
Child welfare approaches for Indigenous communities: International perspectives (No. 20, 2004)

Terri Libesman
Child abuse and neglect in Indigenous Australian communities (No. 19, 2003)

Janet Stanley, Adam Tomison and Julian Pocock
Accessibility issues in child abuse prevention services (No. 18, 2003)

Janet Stanley and Katie Kovacs
Preventing child abuse: Changes to family support in the 21st century (No. 17, 2002)

Adam Tomison
The role of mass media in facilitating community education and child abuse prevention strategies (No. 16, 2002)

Bernadette Saunders and Chris Goddard
Child abuse and the internet (No. 15, 2001)

Janet Stanley
Child abuse and the media (No. 14, 2001)

Chris Goddard and Bernadette Saunders
Exploring family violence: Links between child maltreatment and domestic violence (No. 13, 2000)

Adam Tomison
Evaluating child abuse prevention programs (No. 12, 2000)

Adam Tomison
Community-based approaches in preventing child maltreatment (No. 11, 1999)

Adam Tomison
Valuing parent education: A cornerstone of child abuse prevention (No. 10, 1998)

Adam Tomison
Long-term effects of child sexual abuse (No. 9, 1998)
(For a more recent review of the literature, see ACSSA Wrap No.1)

Paul Mullen and Jillian Fleming
Emotional abuse: The hidden form of maltreatment (No. 8, 1997)

Adam Tomison and Joe Tucci
Child maltreatment and disability (No. 7, 1996)

Adam Tomison
Intergenerational transmission of maltreatment (No. 6, 1996)

Adam Tomison
Update on child sexual abuse (No. 5, 1995)

Adam Tomison
Spotlight on child neglect (No. 4, 1995)

Adam Tomison
Child abuse prevention: A perspective on parent enhancement programs from the United States (No. 3, 1994)

Marianne James
Domestic violence as a form of child abuse: Identification and prevention (No. 2, 1994)

Marianne James
Child abuse and neglect: Incidence and prevention (No. 1, 1994)

Marianne James

Discussion Papers (1996)

Child maltreatment and family structure

Adam Tomison
Child maltreatment and substance abuse

Adam Tomison
Child maltreatment and mental disorder

Adam Tomison