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

From the Web

Australia: the healthiest country by 2020. National Preventative Health Taskforce, 2008.

A picture of Australia's children 2009 [electronic resource]. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Canberra, ACT : The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2009.
This report delivers the latest information on how, as a nation, we are faring according to key indicators of child health, development and wellbeing.

A compendium of social inclusion indicators : how's Australia faring? : a compilation of comparative data undertaken by the Australian social inclusion board to inform its advisory work.  Australia. Social Inclusion Board. Canberra, A.C.T : Commonwealth of Australia, 2009.
The Australian Social Inclusion Board’s Compendium of Social Inclusion Indicators contributes first steps towards comprehensive performance measurement and evaluation of social inclusion in Australia.

Sexual exploitation: their protection is in our hands : the state of global child trafficking for sexual purposes. ECPAT International Secretariat, 2009.

Can we estimate the impact of the choices package in pathways to work? Adam, Stuart, Bozio, Antoine, Emmerson, Carl More. London : Department for Work and Pensions, 2009.

Review of the Children’s Television Standards 2005 – Final Report of the Review. Australian Communications and Media Authority, 2009.

Climate change adaptation actions for local government. Australia. Department of Climate Change. Canberra, A.C.T. : Australia. Department of Climate Change, 2009.

Publications

Understanding advocacy for children and young people.Jane Boylan and Jane Dalrymple.
Maidenhead : Open University Press, c2009.   178p.
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Social cognition : making sense of peopleZiva Kunda.
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c1999.   602p.
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Social determinats of child health and well-being. Health Sociology Review Vol 18(1) June 2009. Special issue.
Published in association with The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) under the editorship of Dr Fran Collyer in the Department of Sociology and Social Policy at The University of Sydney. 
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Journal articles

WOOD REPORT
Report of the Special Commission of Inquiry into Child Protection Services in New South Wales (the Wood Report).  A review and commentary / Patricia Hansen and Frank Ainsworth. Children Australia, Vol.34(2) 2009, p17-23.
Summary:
Hansen and Ainsworth suggest that while many of the amendments are welcome, there is cause for concern about the likely consequences of some of the new provisions. Note:  Lawlink NSW website provides links to announcements, submissions and reports relating to the Special Commission of Inquiry into Child Protection Services.

FAMILY LAW
Children’s participation in family law disputes: the views of children, parents, lawyers and counsellors / Judy Cashmore and Patrick Parkinson.
Family Matters, No.82 2009, p15-21.
Summary:
This article provides an overview of the results of a series of interviews seeking to explore the issue of children's participation in family law disputes that were conducted with parents, children, family

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