Evidence-based programs

Universal parenting program designed to promote positive parenting and prevent child maltreatment by fostering knowledge and skills that change or improve parenting practices.

Intervention to help caregivers nurture and respond sensitively to their infants and toddlers to foster their development and form strong and healthy relationships. 

Home-based support services offering assistance with transportation, obtaining safe housing, employment and educational goals, in addition to information on parenting and counselling services. 

A home-based mental health intervention for children and their families experiencing vulnerability. 

A home-visiting, child abuse preventing program for pregnant woman aimed at enhancing mother-child relationship and support.  

A parent support group program led by parents and other caregivers to support and strengthen families.   

An education program aimed at supporting effective parenting and connections with the community.  

Intensive and comprehensive child development and family support services designed to nurture healthy attachments between parent and child. 

An intensive home-visiting service for families with newborn babies where difficult situations may negatively impact on the life chances of children in their care.

A community home visiting program that supports at-risk families with children from pregnancy to child age 5.

A universal support program for expectant parents and families with children up to age 5.

A family-based intervention providing services to families with children up to age 18 with behavioural problems in the child welfare system.

A school readiness program for young children from low-income families to support early and comprehensive development of children up to age 5.

A home visiting program designed to work with families who may have histories of trauma, intimate partner violence, mental health issues and/or substance abuse issues.

A child abuse prevention model developed to support at-risk families with newborns through home visits. 

A paediatric primary care program designed to improve the health, wellbeing and school readiness of  young children in low-income families.

A voluntary home visiting service that offers regular support, friendship and practical help for parents with young children.

An intensive intervention and counselling program for families who have children at imminent risk of placement in state-funded care. 

A series of programs designed to promote emotional, social, and academic competence and to prevent, reduce, and treat behavioural and emotional problems in young children.

A group-based parent training program for foster and kinship parents of children to support their wellbeing and prevent placement breakdowns.

A child abuse prevention program for highly stressed families with children aged 0-8 at risk for abuse and neglect.  

A structured nurse home visiting program for families at risk of poor maternal and child health and development outcomes.

A comprehensive treatment model for co-occurring child maltreatment and parental substance abuse.

A child welfare program for children and families who have recently come under the guidance of Child Protection Services.

A home visitation program by registered nurses to first-time, low-income mothers, beginning during pregnancy and continuing through to the child’s second birthday.

A reunification program designed to address the transition needs of high school youth, with or at risk of emotional and behavioural disorders.

An intervention to help parents and caregivers manage the behaviour of their children in order to promote prosocial skills and cooperation.

An early intervention family support program for families with young children under age 10 at risk of child maltreatment. 

A short-term treatment designed to help young children’s behavioural problems and support parent-child interactions to improve family functioning.

A home-visiting model involving Parent Educators working with families to strengthen protective factors and ensure that young children are healthy, safe and ready to learn.

Home-based, case management model to improve family functioning. 

A program for high-risk families affected by parental substance abuse and involved in the child welfare system.

A home visiting service for promoting secure and healthy relationships between caregivers and young children. 

A home-visitation program to prevent postpartum parental distress and enhance wellbeing in both parents and infants.

A relationship-based model of sustained nurse home visiting delivered by highly trained professionals and embedded in the universal health service to improve outcomes for children and their families.

A community engagement initiative where related child-serving organisations work together to improve and expedite services for young children under court supervision. 

A program that provides safe and secure care for children aged 3 to 23, facing abuse, neglect and other significant risk factors.

An in-home training program for parents of children aged 0 to 5, that are at-risk of or have been reported for child neglect or physical abuse.  

An in-home training program for parents of children up to age 5, at-risk of or have been reported for child neglect or physical abuse. 

A program that provides support and assistance to children at risk and their families.

An intensive child welfare program for families with substance use and child abuse or neglect, built on cross-system collaboration and integrated service delivery with substance use disorder treatment services.

A skills and training program to support and promote behavioural change in high-risk families with children aged 3 to 17.

A short-term specialised foster care program that provides structured, individualised services for children and young people with complex behaviours.

An intensive support program for families with complex concerns, designed to prevent and treat behavioural and emotional problems in children and teenagers.

A multi-tiered system of education and support for parents and caregivers of children up to age 16, to address child behavioural and emotional problems and build strong families.