Research about children and families
Our research about children and families focuses on the best ways to ensure children have a fair start in life. This includes:
- evaluating existing services and programs
- investigating how to support families to care for their children
- recommending policies that value the wellbeing of children.
See more details about the work of our Research and Policy Centre on the early years.
Research reports include:
Max Liddell, Tony Barnett, Fatoumata Diallo Roost and Juliet McEachran 2011, Investing in our future: an evaluation of the national rollout of the Home Interaction Program for Parents and Youngsters (HIPPY) final report (PDF file, 1.7 MB)
Nadine Cameron and Liz Orr 2010, Honouring children's voices: children as consultants in a playground enhancement project conference paper (PDF file, 58 KB)
Brotherhood of St Laurence 2009, Frankston North Communities for Children local evaluation (PDF file, 578 KB)
Martina Boese, Janet Stanley, Carole Baker and Jody Hughes 2008, The Cottage service for highly disadvantaged children in Fitzroy: a review (PDF file, 320 KB)
Carmelita Davies and Nicole Oke 2007, Connecting with Frankston families: examining service use for families in Frankston North, Karingal and Carrum Downs (PDF file, 198 KB)