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June Current Awareness Bulletin
01 Jun 2009

Welcome to the June edition of the Commission for Children and Young People's monthly Current Awareness Bulletin.

From the Web

After domestic abuse : children's perspectives on contact with fathers. Morrison, Fiona. Edinburgh : Centre for Research on Families and Relationships, 2009. CRFR research briefing ; no. 42.

Background paper to 'Time for Action, the National Council's plan for Australia to reduce violence against women and their children, 2009-2021'. [Canberra] : Dept. of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, 2009. Position paper.

Child Guardian report 2007-2008 [electronic resource]. Brisbane : Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian.

Children in care. [electronic resource] Updated ed. Richardson, Nick, 1977- Melbourne, Vic. : Australian Institute of Family Studies, 2009. Child abuse prevention resource sheet : no. 8 (Apr 2009).

Developments in internet filtering technologies and other measures for promoting online safety : second annual report to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy. Belconnen, ACT : Australian Communications and Media Authority, 2008.

Initial educational experiences of tertiary students. Hillman, Kylie. Camberwell, Vic. : Australian Council for Educational Research, 2008. LSAY briefing ; no. 14.

Home truths : mental health, housing and homelessness in Australia. [Deakin, A.C.T.] : Mental Health Council of Australia, 2009. Research report.

Pre-employment screening [electronic resource] : working with children checks and police checks. Berlyn, Claire. Melbourne, Vic. : Australian Institute of Family Studies, 2009. Child abuse prevention resource sheet; no. 13 (May 2009).

School experiences of 15 and 16 year-olds. Underwood, Catherine. Camberwell, Vic. : Australian Council for Educational Research, 2008. LSAY briefing ; no. 16.

Sent home : the impact on the family of a child's exclusion from school. Smith, Andrew Philip. Wellington [N.Z.] : Families Commission, 2009. Blue skies report,; no. 26/09.

Time for action : the National Council's plan for Australia to reduce violence against women and their children, 2009-2021. [Canberra] : Dept. of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, 2009. Position paper.

Child Abuse Prevention Newsletter, Vol. 17 no. 1, 2009
Links to the articles below
• Australian statutory child protection data: 2007-08 update
• The Special Commission of Inquiry into Child Protection in NSW
• The Looking After Children Data Outcomes Project
• Book review: Child Protection: Using Research to Improve Policy and Practice
• Disclosing child abuse and neglect: A collection of books for children

Publications

Children, families and communities : contexts and consequences. 3rd edition
edited by Jennifer Bowes, Rebekah Grace.
South Melbourne, Vic. : Oxford University Press, 2008. 267p.

Understanding child abuse : the partners of child sex offenders tell their stories.Terry Philpot.
New York, NY : Routledge, c2009. 160p.
About this book: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/dec/10/child-protection-sex-offenders-partners

Strategic thinking in criminal intelligence. 2nd edition.
Jerry H. Ratcliffe (ed.)
Annandale, N.S.W. : The Federation Press, 2009. 273p.
About this book: http://www.federationpress.com.au/bookstore/book.asp?isbn=9781862877344

Journal articles

PARTICIPATION
Children's views on government and participation / Mark Drakeford, Jonathan Scourfield, Sally Holland, and Andrew Davies Welsh
Childhood 2009 16: 247-264.
Summary:
Qualitative research from Wales sought to explore aspects of children's views on government and participation. The research project was conducted in 2001 with 105 children aged 8—11 from a diverse sample of schools across Wales. The children, while declaring a lack of interest in politics in general, in fact engaged enthusiastically in discussion of specific issues that they saw affecting their lives.

HUMAN RIGHTS
Reasonable limits and exemptions: Victoria's human rights charter and
its implications for young people / Judith Bessant
Youth Studies Australia, v.28, n.2, 2009, pp.14-22.
Summary:
Many people had great expectations of the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities when it came into effect in January 2008. However, Judith Bessant asks whether the provision for seeking exemptions from the charter has undermined its capacity to effectively counter age-based discrimination and, paradoxically, permitted practices that clearly breach the basic human rights of young people.

YOUTH WORK
Youth work that is of value: Towards a model of best practice / Judy Bruce, Kim Boyce, Jono Campbell, John Harrington, Duane Major & Ange Williams
Youth Studies Australia, v.28, n.2, 2009, pp.23-31.
Summary:
How do funding providers make informed decisions about funding youth work programs and services? One provider in New Zealand commissioned a group of participant-researchers to explore the question 'What is youth work of value?' and then develop a model of best practice.

BULLYING
Cyberbullying: A TAFE perspective / Barbara Reeckman & Laine Cannard
Youth Studies Australia, v.28, n.2, 2009, pp.41-49.
Summary:
TAFE discipline procedures only apply to cyberbullying events that occur on campus, but this study found that some online incidents occurring off campus affect young people's experience of TAFE and students wanted staff to deal with them.

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