Prevention and early intervention

For more information on the impact of child abuse and neglect, see:

• The Australian Institute of Family Studies fact sheet Effects of child abuse and neglect for adult survivors
• The Education Centre Against Violence fact sheet Health outcomes of and responses to violence and abuse and neglect.

For more on the public health model see:

• the Australian Institute of Family Studies fact sheet Defining public health model for the child welfare services context.

For more on early intervention practice, evidence and service delivery, see:

• Australian Research Alliance for Children & Youth Better systems, better chances: A review of research and practice for prevention and early intervention
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USA) Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences: Leveraging the Best Available Evidence
• The NSW Human Services Outcomes Framework (HSOF), and the application of the HSOF to specific early intervention evidence
• Brighter Beginnings-the first 2000 days of life, a NSW Health strategic policy framework that outlines the importance of the first 2000 days of a child’s life and guides service delivery priorities to ensure that all children have the best possible start in life
• Australian resources on the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) model can be found on the Emerging Minds website.