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Children Australia journal Issue 2 out now

The journal Children Australia provides a forum for children, young people, practitioners, policymakers and researchers to find new ways of responding to contemporary challenges for children, young people and families

Published by the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare, Children Australia is guided by the Institute's Deputy Director, Associate Professor Tim Moore with Co-Editors In Chief:

• Professor Sharon Bessell, Australian National University and
• Adjunct Professor Dave Vicary, Good Shepherd and Monash University.

The publishing team has put together papers that cover a wide range of issues relevant for people working in child welfare and protection. Topics cover children's rights (co-authored by our Deputy Director Tim Moore), coercive control (based on PhD research by Dr Ulrike Marwitz who was supervised by Professor Daryl Higgins), legislation for transgender youth, cumulative harm, practice standards for community services, child and family rights in out-of-home care, and more. Here are the links to all the articles, reports and commentary.

, editorial by T. Moore, D. Vicary, S. Bessell.

, review by I. Bryce.

, a focus on research methods and reporting by A. J. Paton, V. Parsons, K. Adamson, C. Pitts, L. Bromfield, G. Horch.

, original research by U. Marwitz, D. J. Higgins, T. Whelan.

a reflection based on expertise by experience by T. Boltman

, a commentary by S. A. Forrester, P. Byers.

. a commentary by J. Cashmore.

, original research by T. Moore and M. McArthur.