Research Reports
As part of its research and specialist advisory role, the National Child Protection Clearinghouse has produced a number of research reports assessing elements of child protection and child abuse prevention practice. Some of the recent reports are listed here.
- NCPASS comparability of child protection data - Project report (2008) by Prue Holzer and Leah Bromfield. (PDF 1.3 MB)
- A National Approach for Child Protection: Project Report. A report to the Community and Disability Services Ministers' Advisory Council (CDSMAC) (2008) by Leah Bromfield and Prue Holzer. (PDF 998 KB)
- Protecting Australian children: Analysis of challenges and strategic directions, CDSMC National Approach for Child Protection Project (2008) by Leah Bromfield and Prue Holzer. (PDF 2.5 MB)
- Child protection in Australia: Children see. Children do. Make your influence positive (2008) compiled by Prue Holzer. A special fact sheet released for National Child Protection Week, September 2008.
- Integrating strategies for delivering evidence informed practice (2008), by Leah Bromfield and Fiona Arney. Melbourne: Australian Institute of Family Studies. (PDF 284 KB)
- Research use in the Australian child and family welfare sector; Survey 1; Survey 2 (2007), by Prue Holzer, Kerry Lewig, Leah Bromfield, and Fiona Arney. Melbourne: Australian Institute of Family Studies. (PDF 1 MB)
- Promising practices in out-of-home care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander carers, children and young people: profiling promising programs (2007) by Jenny R Higgins and Nikki Butler (PDF 2.7 MB)
- Promising practices in out-of-home care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander carers and young people: strengths and barriers (2007) by Leah M Bromfield, Jenny R Higgins, Daryl J Higgins and Nick Richardson (PDF 1.9 MB)
- The research utilisation project: Facilitating research informed policy and practice (2007) by Prue H Holzer, Kerry Lewig, Fiona Arney & Leah M Bromfield (PDF 769 KB)
- Out-of-home care in Australia: messages from research (2005), by Leah M Bromfield, Daryl J Higgins, Alexandra Osborn, Stacey Panozzo, and Nicholas Richardson (Word 1.6MB or PDF 1.7MB).
- Understanding organisational risk factors for child maltreatment: a review of the literature (2005), by Lorraine R Beyer, Daryl J Higgins and Leah M Bromfield (Word 1.9MB or PDF 1.6MB).
- The recruitment, retention, and support of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander foster carers: a literature review (2005), by Nick Richardson, Leah Bromfield, and Daryl Higgins (Word 1.3MB or PDF 2.3MB).
- Enhancing out-of-home care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people (2005), by Daryl Higgins, Leah Bromfield and Nick Richardson (Word 746K or PDF 1.1MB).
- National Audit of Australian Child Protection Research 1995-2004 (2005), by Daryl Higgins, Rennell M Adams, Leah Bromfield, Nicholas Richardson and Melissa S Aldana (Word 628K or PDF 2.5MB).
- Indigenous community development projects: early learnings research report (2005), v.2., edited by Daryl Higgins, Telstra Foundation, Melbourne (PDF 3.4 MB).
- Tomison, A M (2004), Current Issues in Child Protection Policy and Practice:
Informing the Northern Territory's Child Protection Review. Darwin: NT
Department of Health and Community Services.
In order to inform the Northern Territory's review of child protection services, the Clearinghouse undertook to produce a report to provide an overview of current issues in child protection policy and practice.
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Stanley, J; Kovacs, K; Cripps, K; Tomison, A M (2002), 'Child abuse and
family violence in Aboriginal communities: exploring child sexual abuse in
Western Australia', in S. Gordon, K. Hallahan, & D. Henry, Putting the
Picture Together, Inquiry into Response by Government Agencies to
Complaints of Family Violence and Child Abuse in Aboriginal Communities
(Appendix 13, pp.534-624), Department of Premier and Cabinet, Western
Australia. PDF (506 KB)| RTF
This is the full contracted report developed by the Clearinghouse in order to inform the WA Gordon Inquiry into Response by Government Agencies to Complaints of Family Violence and Child Abuse in Aboriginal Communities. This work was used extensively throughout the Inquiry report, and was published in the Inquiry as an Appendix.
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Tomison, A M (2002), 'Child protection and child abuse prevention 'down
under': key trends in policy and practice', in M. Hill, A. Stafford & P.
Green Lister (eds), International Perspectives On Child Protection: Report
of a seminar held on 20 March 2002, (Scottish Executive Child Protection
Review: Protecting Children Today And Tomorrow), Scottish Executive,
Glasgow. PDF (1494 KB)
In order to inform Scotland's review of child protection services, the Clearinghouse undertook to produce a report that would provide an overview of current issues in child protection policy and practice for Australian child protection services.
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Tomison, A M; Stanley, J (2001). Strategic Directions in Child Protection:
Informing Policy and Practice. Unpublished report for the South Australian
Department of Human Services.
In order to inform South Australia's review of child protection services, the Clearinghouse undertook to produce a report that would provide an overview of current issues in child protection policy and practice.
- Brief 1: Social welfare framework: Current trends in child protection
PDF (184 KB)| RTF - Brief 2: Social welfare framework: System design and service system requirements for a holistic child protection system
PDF (202 KB)| RTF - Brief 3: Social welfare framework: Models of collaborative service
delivery in child protection
PDF (227 KB)| RTF - Briefs 4 & 12: Social welfare framework: Key directions in effective child protection practice in Aboriginal communities; and
Alternative care: Models of service delivery for Aboriginal
young people
PDF (170 KB)| RTF - Brief 5: Alternative care: Comparative analysis of kin versus
residential models
PDF (148 KB)| RTF - Brief 6: Alternative care: Shifting demands on voluntary foster care
PDF (136 KB)| RTF - Brief 7: Alternative care: Placement decision making
PDF (185 KB)| RTF - Briefs 8 & 9: Alternative care: Placement support models and tailoring
support packages to meet needs
PDF (133 KB)| RTF - Brief 10: Alternative care: Methods for monitoring health and well
being
PDF (182 KB)| RTF - Brief 11: Alternative care: Models of support for younger children with challenging behaviours and/or in Juvenile Justice
PDF (123 KB)| RTF