Conference presentations

We often present at national and international conferences. Our research findings have implications for policy and practice, and we are committed to sharing our knowledge. Find some of our presentations below.

2022

• November 2022, Tri-Peaks Partnership (2022). The Australian Child Maltreatment Study: Update on progress, and implications for policy and practice, Presented by Prof. Ben Matthews, Prof. Daryl Higgins (PowerPoint slides, Recording of presentation)
• September 2022: National Child Protection Week 2022, Are Aussie kids OK? Preview data from the Australian Child Maltreatment Study. Professor Daryl Higgins, Professor Ben Mathews, and Dr Divna Haslam, 8 September 2022
• July 2022, Australian Institute of Family Studies
• The national prevalence of childhood corporal punishment and associated mental health outcomes, Prof. Daryl Higgins
• Intersecting systems and the needs of families: Family law, child protection and domestic violence; Prof Daryl Higgins, Jess Hill, Anne Hollonds, Lisa ONeill, Dr Rae Kaspiew
• Australian Child Maltreatment Study: Associations between child maltreatment and mental health outcomes, Prof. Ben Matthews, Prof. James Scott, Prof. Daryl Higgins
• How safe are youth-serving organisations? The Children and Young People’s Safety Project, Douglas Russell
• What do children hope for when feeling unsafe in organisations? Douglas Russell
• Young people’s perception of safety is related to their mental health and wellbeing, Douglas Russell
• Family relationships and Autism Spectrum Disorder: Lived experiences of young people with Autism and their families, Sebastian Trew

2021

• September 2021, Contextualising research and evaluation to inform policy and practice, Context Matters Online Symposium hosted by Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit, University of Sunshine Coast, presentation by Prof. Daryl Higgins
• July 2021, Parenting and Family Research Alliance (2021). Thriving futures for kids and families: The role of evidence-based parenting and family intervention. Recording of webinar by Parenting and Family Support Centre, The University of Queensland, Prof. Daryl Higgins
• May 2021, International Conference on Practice Research, University of Melbourne, Douglas Russell
  
  • Young people’s perception of safety in youth-serving organisations is related to their quality of life … but not in every context
  • Co-creating vignettes with young people for the Children’s Safety Survey – a data collection tool to prevent child sexual abuse
  • The Children and Young People’s Safety Project – a protocol for research to practice in the field of organisational child sexual abuse prevention
• May 2021, Primary prevention: Aligning population-level strategies to address risk factors for harmful sexual behaviours, Keynote at ANZATSA Symposium, Prof. Daryl Higgins
• May 2021, Adopting public health approaches to protecting children: Implications for institutional child sexual abuse prevention and statutory child protection reform, Vulnerable Persons Conference, Prof. Daryl Higgins

2020

• October 2020, Australian Child Maltreatment Study 2019-23 Update, Prof. Daryl Higgins and Prof. Ben Matthews
• September 2020, National Child Protection Week, Putting children first: the primary prevention paradox, Prof. Daryl Higgins and Professor Nigel Parton
• September 2020, International Advocacy Workshop, Sustainable Development Goals and Families Project, Prof. Daryl Higgins
• March 2020, Early Years Summit, Prof. Daryl Higgins