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Parenting after a history of childhood maltreatment: A scoping review and map of evidence in the perinatal period

Parenting after a history of childhood maltreatment: A scoping review and map of evidence in the perinatal period

Child maltreatment is a global health priority affecting up to half of all children worldwide, with profound and ongoing impacts on physical, social and emotional wellbeing.

The Charter of rights for children yet to be conceived

The Charter of rights for children yet to be conceived

The First 1000 Days Australia Council appreciates that parenting is a skill learned from being parented and is specific to the demands of a particular way of life. The Council also understands there are families who experience social and health inequities.

Fatherhood - Research Bulletin

Fatherhood - Research Bulletin

We have been working with fathers, uncles, pops, brothers and young men who will be fathers for many years now, in clinical work, in prisons, in schools and hospitals and with communities in every state.

Welcome Baby to Country: Partnership Resource Guide

Welcome Baby to Country: Partnership Resource Guide

For thousands of years, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have held Welcome Baby to Country ceremonies to acknowledge an infant’s connection to the traditional lands on which they are born.

Parenting Programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families: An inclusive evaluation

Parenting Programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families: An inclusive evaluation

To determine the characteristics of parenting initiatives that most effectively facilitate raising strong and healthy children among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.

More than a Landlord Household Pilot Study Summary Report

More than a Landlord Household Pilot Study Summary Report

The More than a Landlord project was initially developed by Aboriginal Housing Victoria or AHV and funded as a nutritional intervention through the Victorian Government’s Koolin Balit initiatives.

Getting it right from the start: Recruitment and retention strategies from conception onwards

Getting it right from the start: Recruitment and retention strategies from conception onwards

Interest in prospective longitudinal birth cohorts (LBCs), and ethical participatory research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians has grown.

More than a Landlord Household Pilot Study Report

More than a Landlord Household Pilot Study Report

The More than a Landlord project was initially developed by Aboriginal Housing Victoria or AHV and funded as a nutritional intervention through the Victorian Government’s Koolin Balit initiatives.

First 1000 Days Australia: An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander led early-life intervention

First 1000 Days Australia: An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander led early-life intervention

This article describes the work to date of the First 1000 Days Australia program of research.

The First 1000 Days Australia: An Australian interpretation of the 1000 Days movement and measuring the impact on families

The First 1000 Days Australia: An Australian interpretation of the 1000 Days movement and measuring the impact on families

The Australian specific interpretation of the 1000 Days movement is being established to have effective supports for families of Indigenous children during critical periods of heightened risk from pre-conception to a child’s second birthday.

The Lancet: Advancing Early Childhood Development: from Science to Scale

The Lancet: Advancing Early Childhood Development: from Science to Scale

“Young children’s healthy development depends on nurturing care-care which ensures health, nutrition, responsive caregiving, safety and security, and early learning.”

An Australian Model of the First 1000 Days

An Australian Model of the First 1000 Days

The Australian Model of the First 1000 Days is an Indigenous-led initiative which seeks to provide a coordinated, comprehensive intervention to address the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from (pre)conception to two years of age and their families.