Clearinghouse Publications

The following is a complete list since 1997 of publications from the National Child Protection Clearinghouse. Also refer to the Newsletters, Issues and Discussion Papers, Presentations, Research Briefs, Resource Sheets, Submissions and Research Reports.

2008

Improving outcomes for children living in families with parental substance misuse: What do we know and what should we do, by Sharon Dawe, Paul Harnett and Sally Frye (Issues Paper No. 29)
Child protection in Australia, compiled by Prue Holzer (Fact sheet No. 1)
A National Approach for Child Protection: Project Report: A report to the Community and Disability Services Ministers' Advisory Council by Leah Bromfield and Prue Holzer
Protecting Australian children: Analysis of challenges and strategic directions: CDSMC National Approach for Child Protection Project, by Leah Bromfield and Prue Holzer
Developing a road map for research: Identifying the priorities for a national child protection research agenda, by Leah Bromfield and Fiona Arney (Issues Paper No. 28)
Child Abuse Prevention Newsletter (V. 16 No. 1)
Child abuse statistics (Resource Sheet No. 1, revised March)
Fatal child abuse, compiled by Mel Irenyi, Katie Kovacs, and Nick Richardson National Child Protection Clearinghouse (Resource Sheet No. 4, revised March)
Foster Care, compiled by Nick Richardson, Mel Irenyi and Joan Kelleher (Resource Sheet No. 8, revised March)
Australian research investigating residential and specialised models of care: a systematic review, by Leah Bromfield and Alexandra Osborn, Developing Practice: The Child Youth and Family Work Journal, no. 20 Summer-Autumn: 223-32
Family group conferencing in Australia 15 years on, by Nathan Harris (Issues Paper No. 27)

2007

Child Abuse Prevention Newsletter (V. 15 No. 2 Winter)
'Getting the big picture': A synopsis and critique of Australian out-of-home care research, by Leah Bromfield and Alexandra Osborn (Issues Paper No. 26)
Promising practices in out-of-home care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander carers, children and young people: profiling promising programs, by Jenny R Higgins and Nikki Butler (PDF 2.7MB)
Promising practices in out-of-home care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander carers and young people: strengths and barriers, by Leah M Bromfield, Jenny R Higgins, Daryl J Higgins and Nick Richardson (PDF 1.9MB)
Australian legal definitions: When is a child in need of protection?, compiled by Prue Holzer and Leah Bromfield (Resource Sheet No. 12 September)
Defining the public health model for the child welfare services context, compiled by Prue Holzer (Resource Sheet No. 11 September)
Mandatory reporting of child abuse, compiled by Daryl Higgins, Leah Bromfield and Nick Richardson (Resource Sheet No. 3, updated August)
Child Abuse Prevention Newsletter (V. 15 No. 1 Summer)

2006

Protecting Indigenous children: views of carers and young people on 'out-of-home care', by Daryl J Higgins, Leah M Bromfield, Jenny R Higgins, Nick, Richardson, Family Matters No. 75: 42-49.
Young people who sexually abuse: key issues, by Cameron Boyd in collaboration with Leah Bromfield (Practice Brief No. 1, 2006)
Child maltreatment in organisations: risk factors and strategies for prevention, by Mel Irenyi, Leah Bromfield, Lorraine Beyer and Daryl Higgins (Issues Paper No. 25)
Child Abuse Prevention Newsletter (V. 14 No. 2 Winter)
The effectiveness of parent education and home visiting child maltreatment prevention programs, by Prue J Holzer, Jenny R Higgins, Leah M Bromfield, Nick Richardson and Daryl J Higgins (Issues Paper No. 24)
Child abuse prevention: what works? The effectiveness of home visiting programs for preventing child maltreatment (Research Brief no. 2)
Child abuse prevention: what works? The effectiveness of parent education programs for preventing child maltreatment (Research Brief no. 1)
Child Abuse Prevention Newsletter (V. 14 No. 1 Summer)

2005

Enhancing out-of-home care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people (Word 756KB or PDF 1.1MB), by Daryl J Higgins, Leah M Bromfield, and Nick Richardson
Out-of-home care in Australia: messages from research (Word 1.6MB or PDF 1.7MB), by Leah M Bromfield, Daryl J Higgins, Alexandra Osborn, Stacey Panozzo, and Nicholas Richardson
Understanding organisational risk factors for child maltreatment: a review of the literature (Word 1.9MB or PDF 1.6MB), by Lorraine R Beyer, Daryl J Higgins and Leah M Bromfield
National Audit of Australian Child Protection Research 1995-2004 (Word 628K or PDF 2.5MB), by Daryl J Higgins, Rennell M Adams, Leah M Bromfield, Nicholas Richardson and Melissa S Aldana
Indigenous community development projects: early learnings research report (PDF 3.4MB) V. 2, edited by Daryl Higgins, Telstra Foundation, Melbourne
A new name for Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy: defining Fabricated or Induced Illness by Carers, by Ellen Fish, Leah Bromfield and Daryl Higgins (Issues Paper No. 23)
'An evaluation of the social impact of an autistic child on family functioning', by D J Higgins, S Bailey and J Pearce, Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice V. 9: 125-137
Child maltreatment and policing in the 21st century (PDF 1.6 MB), by Daryl Higgins and Leah Bromfield, workshop presentation to the Australian Police Summit, Melbourne, 5-6 October.
Connections between antisocial behaviour and involvement in victimisation incidents, by Nick Richardson, paper presented at the 9th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne, 9-11 February.
Child Abuse Prevention Newsletter (V. 13 No. 2 Winter)
'Chronic and isolated maltreatment in a child protection sample', by Leah Bromfield and Daryl Higgins, Family Matters No. 70: 38-45.
Social costs: the effects of child maltreatment, compiled by Nick Richardson (Resource Sheet No. 8, March)
Who abuses children?, compiled by Nick Richardson and Leah Bromfield (Resource Sheet No. 7, February)
Differentiating between child maltreatment experiences, by Daryl Higgins, paper presented at the 9th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne, 9-11 February
Facilitating child abuse prevention research and models of best practice: the role of a national clearinghouse for child protection research (PDF 1.1 MB), by Daryl Higgins, Nick Richardson, and Leah Bromfield, presentation to the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children 13th Annual Colloquium, New Orleans, USA, 15-18 June
Making the 'right' choices about child protection programs and services, (PDF 180K), by Nick Richardson, Daryl Higgins and Leah Bromfield, paper presented at the 10th National Conference of the Association for the Welfare of Child Health, Sydney, 28-29 April RTF (71K).
'The relationship between childhood injuries and family type', by Richardson, Daryl J, Higgins, Leah M Bromfield, Greg Tooley and Mark Stokes, Family Matters No. 72: 44-49.
National comparison of child protection systems, by Leah Bromfield and Daryl Higgins (Issues Paper No. 22).
The course and characteristics of chronic and isolated child maltreatment, by Leah Bromfield and Daryl Higgins, paper presented at the 9th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne, 9-11 February.
'The relationship between child sexual abuse and academic achievement in a sample of psychiatric adolescent inpatients', by S Buckle, S Lancaster, M B Powell and D J Higgins, Child Abuse & Neglect V. 29: 1031-1047.
Understanding what child protection data mean: A national comparison, (PDF 111K), by Daryl Higgins and Leah Bromfied. Paper presented to Australian Institute of Criminology Conference 'Safety, Crime and Justice: From Data to Policy 6-7 June Abstract (RTF 12K).
Child Abuse Prevention Newsletter (V. 13 No. 1 Summer)

2004

What is child abuse?, compiled by Nick Richardson (Resource Sheet No. 6, December)
Evaluating child abuse prevention programs, compiled by Nick Richardson (Resource Sheet No. 5, December)
Child welfare approaches for Indigenous communities: international perspectives, by Terri Libesman (Issues Paper No. 20).
Current issues in child protection policy and practice: Informing the NT Department of Health and Community Services child protection review, by Adam M. Tomison.
'Differentiating between child maltreatment experiences', by Daryl Higgins, Family Matters, No. 69: 50-55.
Redefining fatal child neglect, by Ruth Lawrence and Penelope Irvine (Issues Paper No. 21).
The economic costs of child abuse, compiled by Katie Kovacs and Nick Richardson (Resource Sheet No. 2, June)
'The importance of degree versus type of maltreatment: a cluster analysis of child abuse types' by Daryl Higgins, The Journal of Psychology V. 138 No. 4: 303-324.
'The limitations of using statutory child protection data for research into child maltreatment', by Leah Bromfield and Daryl Higgins, Australian Social Work V. 57 No. 1: 19-30.

2003

'A therapeutic model for supporting families of children with a chronic illness or disability', by J E Morison, L M Bromfield and H J Cameron, Child and Adolescent Mental Health V. 8 No. 3: 125-130
Accessibility issues in child abuse prevention services, by Janet Stanley and Katie Kovacs (Issues Paper No. 18).
'An analysis of current Australian program initiatives for children exposed to domestic violence', by Adam M Tomison and Katie Kovacs, Australian Journal of Social Issues V. 38 No. 4 Nov: 513-539.
Child abuse and neglect in Indigenous Australian communities, by Janet Stanley, Adam M.Tomison and Julian Pocock (Issues Paper No. 19).
Child sexual abuse in Indigenous communities (PDF 149K), by Janaet Stanley, presentation to the Conference, Child Sexual Abuse: Justice Response or Alternative Resolution, 1-2 May, Adelaide. | Word (58K).
'Downtime for children on the Internet: recognising a new form of child abuse' (PDF 515K), by Janet Stanley, Family Matters, No. 65: 22-27.
Factors affecting families' access to child abuse prevention programs: an exploratory study, (PDF 18K), by J. Stanley and K. Kovacs, presentation to the 8th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, 12-14 February, Melbourne.
Hearing only half of the story by leaving out half of the violence ( PDF 229K), by Janet Stanley and Chris Goddard, paper presented at the Ninth Australasian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, 24-27, Sydney.| Word (298K).
How accessible are child abuse prevention services for families? (PDF 223K), by Katie Kovacs, Family Matters, No. 64 Autumn: 48-51.
'The protection of children from offensive material on the Internet', by Janet Stanley, Small Screen, No. 184, March: 1-2.

2002

A study in confusion: factors which affect the decisions of community professionals when reporting child abuse and neglect, by C. Goddard, B. Saunders, J. Stanley and J. Tucci, Ringwood, Vic, Australians Against Child Abuse, 105p.
Are we meeting family needs in Australia, by A. M. Tomison, keynote address presented to the Family Services Australia Annual Conference, Connecting Families and Communities, 8-11 October, Darwin.
'Chain of violence', by C. Goddard, B. and J. Stanley, Community Care, 4-10 Apr: 32-33.
Evidence-based practice in child protection: what do we know and how do we better inform practice, by A. M. Tomison, keynote presentation at What works? Evidence-based Practice in Child and Family Services, Association of Children's Welfare Agencies Biennial Conference, 2-4 September 2002, Bondi Beach, NSW.
In the firing line: violence and power in child protection work, by J. Stanley and C. Goddard, Chichester, UK: John Wiley and Sons, 224p.
Preventing child abuse: changes to family support in the 21st century, by Adam Tomison (Issues Paper No. 17) .
The role of mass media in facilitating community education and child abuse prevention strategies, by Bernadette Saunders and Chris Goddard (Issues Paper No. 16).

2001

'A history of child protection: back to the future?', (PDF 835K) by A. Tomison, Family Matters No. 60 Spring - Summer: 46-57.
Child abuse and the Internet, by Janet Stanley (Issues Paper No. 15).
Child abuse and the media by Chris Goddard and Bernadette J. Saunders (Issues Paper No. 14).
Child maltreatment and the Internet, by J. Stanley and A. M. Tomison. Paper presented at the 8th Australasian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, One Child's Reality - Everyone's Responsibility, Melbourne Convention Centre, 19-22 November.
Community professionals and reporting to child protection services, by J. Stanley, C. Goddard, B. Saunders and J. Tucci. Paper presented at the 8th Australasian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, One Child's Reality - Everyone's Responsibility, Melbourne Convention Centre, 19-22 November.
Comparing alternate teaching styles to teach computing skills to girls in their English classes, by L M Bromfield, V C Clarke and N Lynch, Computers and Education, V. 36: 285-297
Getting the lowdown on child abuse and neglect: a community seminar, by A. M. Tomison. Presented at the Collie Family Care Centre, Collie and at the Bunbury Yacht Club, Bunbury, Western Australia, 11-12 September (PPT as PDF 102K) | Abstract.
Preventing child abuse and other family violence: issues for professionals, PowerPoint slides (in PDF 115K), by A. M. Tomison. Presented at the Collie Family Care Centre, Collie, and the Bunbury Yacht Club, Bunbury, Western Australia, 11-12 September, PPT as PDF 115K) | Abstract.
The future direction of Australian research on the prevention of child maltreatment, by J. Stanley and A. M. Tomison. Paper presented at the 8th Australasian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, One Child's Reality - Everyone's Responsibility, Melbourne Convention Centre, 19-22 November.

2000

Child protection: getting the most out of research, by A. M. Tomison. Invited presentation to the Queensland Child Protection Symposium on Evidence-Based Practice, hosted by the Department of Family, Youth and Community Care and the University of Queensland, Brisbane, 28 November, | PDF (34K).
Evaluating child abuse prevention programs, by Adam M. Tomison (Issues Paper No. 12)
Exploring family violence: links between child maltreatment and domestic violence, by Adam M. Tomison (Issues Paper No. 13).
Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect: Findings from an Australian audit of prevention programs.
Preventing child abuse in Australia: some preliminary findings from a national audit of prevention programs, by L. Poole and A. Tomison. Paper presented at the 7th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference - Family Futures: Issues in Research and Policy, Sydney, July 2000, Melbourne, Vic: Australian Institute of Family Studies, 12p, (PDF 37K).

1999

Blending qualitative and quantitative approaches: case tracking studies in child protection systems, by A. M. Tomison. Paper presented with Chris Goddard at the Association for Qualitative Research 'Issues of Rigour in Qualitative Research' International Conference, 6-10 July, Melbourne.
Community-based approaches in preventing child maltreatment, by Adam M. Tomison (Issues Paper No. 11).
Creating the Vision: communities and connectedness, by A. M. Tomison. Invited address to the OzChild 'Child Expo', 22 April, Melbourne.
Ensuring the protection of children: the role of child protection services in the identification, assessment and treatment of maltreated children, by A. M. Tomison. Invited keynote address, to the NSW Department of Community Services, Entry Parameters for Child Protection Conference, March 20-21, Sydney.
Evaluating child abuse prevention programs: a Clearinghouse workshop, by A. M. Tomison. Pre-conference workshop presented at the 7th Australasian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, October, Perth.
Interagency collaboration and communication in child protection cases: some findings from an Australian case tracking study, by A. M. Tomison. Paper presented at the 5th ISPCAN Asian Conference on Child Protection, 26-28 November, Hong Kong.
Prevention is better than cure: exploring strategies for the prevention of child abuse and neglect, by A. M. Tomison. Invited keynote address presented at the 1999 Xi'an International Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect (First ISPCAN Chinese Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect), 29 November - 2 December, Xi'an, China.
Professional decision making and the management of actual or suspected child abuse and neglect cases: an in situ tracking study, by A. M. Tomison, Thesis (Ph.D.) - Monash University, Department of Social Work and Human Services, 2v.
'Structured risk assessment procedures: instruments of abuse?', by C. R. Goddard, J. B. Saunders, J. R. Stanley and J. Tucci, Journal of Child Abuse Review V. 8 No. 4 Jul - Aug: 251-263.

1998

Long-term effects of child sexual abuse, by Paul E. Mullen and Jillian Fleming (Issues Paper No.9)
Valuing parent education: a cornerstone of child abuse prevention, by Adam M. Tomison (Issues Paper No. 10).

1997

Emotional abuse : the hidden form of maltreatment, by Adam M. Tomison and Joe Tucci (Issues Paper No. 8).
Overcoming structural barriers to the prevention of child abuse and neglect - a discussion paper, prepared for the NSW Child Protection Council.
Preventing child abuse and neglect in NSW: findings from a state audit, prepared for the NSW Child Protection Council.