Children Australia
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Open-access peer-reviewed journal publishing articles that advance services for children, young people and families. Free to read, no author fees. Published by @cfecfw.bsky.social. www.childrenaustralia.org.au
Children Australia is thrilled to partner with ISPCAN 2026 and the Australian Childhood Foundation to invite submissions of original articles from ISPCAN 2026. More information at https://loom.ly/qgOjiSQ #YouthInCare #ISPCAN2026 #ChildWelfare @ispcan.bsky.social
Call for papers: Assessing the impact of extended out-of-home care on the pathways and outcomes for young people transitioning from foster, kinship or residential care or other forms of care in Australia. More information: https://loom.ly/fVuOK48 #OOHC #OutOfHomeCare #CareLeavers #FosterCare
New in #ChildrenAustralia: Innovative housing supports to prevent homelessness for young women transitioning from residential out-of-home care in Victoria: A case study of the Bridge It Cocoon program P. Mendes, K. Mackenzie, S. Morris https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3107 #OOHC #CareLeaver #Housing
Call for papers: Assessing the impact of extended out-of-home care on the pathways and outcomes for young people transitioning from foster, kinship or residential care or other forms of care in Australia. More information: https://loom.ly/fVuOK48 #OOHC #OutOfHomeCare #CareLeavers #FosterCare
New in #ChildrenAustralia: Cost-of-living and the mental health of Australian caregivers and their children: A national cross-sectional survey By Anna M. H. Price et al. https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3084 #CostOfLiving #FamilyWellbeing #Poverty #SocialDeterminants #MentalHealth @mcri.bsky.social
New in #ChildrenAustralia: Scaling Child and Family Hubs: From special projects to system-wide integrated care for children and families experiencing disadvantage By Emma Sydenham et al. https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3079 #EarlyChildhood @ECEC @ChildAndFamilyHubs
New in #ChildrenAustralia: ‘Why was I left to deal with this all on my own?’ Becoming allies with children to prevent sexual abuse By Emma Rees https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3102 #ChildSexualAbuse #Prevention #Allyship #ChildWelfare
Children Australia is thrilled to partner with ISPCAN 2026 and the Australian Childhood Foundation to invite submissions of original articles from ISPCAN 2026. More information at https://childrenaustralia.org.au/journal/news/2 #YouthInCare #ISPCAN2026 #ChildWelfare @ispcan.bsky.social
New in #ChildrenAustralia: Reunification therapy within the Australian Family Law system By Susan De Campo https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3078 #FamilyLaw #ReunificationTherapy #ParentingArrangements
New in #ChildrenAustralia: ‘My whole role in the family was to be fine’: Exploring the lived experience of typically developing #Siblings of individuals with #NeurodevelopmentalDisability Jamie L. Chapman, Lynlee Howard-Payne and Mia Underwood https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3078 #ChildWellbeing
Free to read in #ChildrenAustralia: From tokenism to transformation: Lived experience in child and family systems By @timbomoore.bsky.social, Dave Vicary and Sharon Bessell https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3105 #LivedExperience #ChildRights #Participation
Free to read: The impact of using an infant and child-led therapeutic approach for key workers working with families identified as at risk https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3073 #InfantAndChildMentalHealth #FamilyTherapy #FamilyViolence #ChildrenAustralia latrobeuni.bsky.social
Free to read in #ChildrenAustralia: A literature review of therapeutic intervention with young survivors of violence, exploitation, abuse and neglect https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3061 #TherapeuticIntervention #ChildAndFamilyServices
Free in #ChildrenAustralia: Clearer signals, earlier action: Using data to make better decisions for children Elodie O'Connor, Jacqui McCann, Olivia Hilton, Sarah Gray, Alex Fischer, Lynne Millar and Sharon Goldfeld https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3087 #EarlyChildhoodReform #EarlyYearsDataLogic
New in #ChildrenAustralia: Early childhood food and nutrition security: Policy pathways to reduce hunger By Bonnie Searle, Stephanie Chiang, Emma Sydenham, Sharon Bessell, Ros Sambell, Tara Day-Williams and Karen Thorpe https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3078 #EarlyYears #FoodSecurity #ChildWellbeing
theconversation.com/why-did-my-b... A compassionate and clear description to better understand what happens at this difficult time for families.
Why did my baby die? I’m a pathologist. Here’s what I want you to know
Families understandably want to know why their baby died. A perinatal pathologist explains how they try to find out.
theconversation.com
Free in #ChildrenAustralia: Practitioners’ views on training and systemic barriers to deal with child sexual exploitation in residential care By Emma Rees, Ben Mathews and Conrad Townson https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3071 #ChildSexualExploitation #ResidentialCare #ChildWelfare
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New and free to read in #ChildrenAustralia: Implementing Albo’s vision: Universal Early Childhood Education and Care in Australia By David N. Ansell https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3085 #UniversalECEC #EarlyChildhoodEducationAndCare #EarlyChildhoodReform #Preschool #EarlyChildhoodCommission
Free in #ChildrenAustralia: Clearer signals, earlier action: Using data to make better decisions for children Elodie O'Connor, Jacqui McCann, Olivia Hilton, Sarah Gray, Alex Fischer, Lynne Millar and Sharon Goldfeld https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3087 #EarlyChildhoodReform #EarlyYearsDataLogic
New and free to read in #ChildrenAustralia: Practitioners’ views on training and systemic barriers to deal with child sexual exploitation in residential care By Emma Rees, Ben Mathews and Conrad Townson https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3071 #ChildSexualExploitation #ResidentialCare #ChildWelfare
Vol. 47, Issue 2 of Children Australia is out now! Read all articles for free at https://childrenaustralia.org.au #OpenAccess #LivedExperience #Research #Review #Commentary #ChildrenAustralia
New and free to read in #ChildrenAustralia: From tokenism to transformation: Lived experience in child and family systems By @timbomoore.bsky.social, Dave Vicary and Sharon Bessell https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3105 #LivedExperience #ChildRights #Participation
New and free to read in #ChildrenAustralia: What will it take to make child safety, rights and wellbeing a priority in Australia? By Anne Hollonds https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3106 #ChildRights #ChildSafety #ChildWellbeing #EvidenceBasedPolicy
New & free to read: The impact of using an infant and child-led therapeutic approach for key workers working with families identified as at risk https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3073 #InfantAndChildMentalHealth #FamilyTherapy #FamilyViolence #ChildrenAustralia latrobeuni.bsky.social
New & free to read: Learning for a healthy life now and in the future By Sharon Bessell, Cadhla O'Sullivan, Ahmed, Aaliyah, Jonathan, Lilyjana & Tru https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3080 #Learning #Education #Community #School @anucrawfordschool.bsky.social
New & free to read: Learning in and beyond school By Cadhla O'Sullivan, Sharon Bessell, Bob, Crescent Moon, Orange Sharpie & Sam https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3081 #Learning #Education #Community #School @anucrawfordschool.bsky.social
New and free to read in #ChildrenAustralia: A literature review of therapeutic intervention with young survivors of violence, exploitation, abuse and neglect https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3061 #TherapeuticIntervention #ChildAndFamilyServices
New and free to read in #ChildrenAustralia: Exploring principles of trauma-informed care to strengthen service delivery for parents of children with complex support needs https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3060 #ParentTrauma #TraumaInformed @unimelb.bsky.social
Free to read: Exploration phase: Improving transition planning in residential out-of-home care https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3054 #ResidentialCare #OOHC #ChildrenAustralia @monashuniversity.bsky.social @mackillopfs.bsky.social
