Links

• Information

  • Australian College of Midwives
    ACM is the peak professional organisation representing midwives and midwifery policy in Australia.
  • Australian Institute of Family Studies
    AIFS is the Australian Government’s key research body in the area of family wellbeing, providing information resources and services, and links to other sites for family research.
  • Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth
    ARACY progresses and promotes evidence-based programs and strategies to improve the wellbeing of children and young people.
  • Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University
    The Center draws on the intellectual resources available at Harvard University to generate, translate and apply knowledge in the service of improving life outcomes for children in the United States and throughout the world.
  • Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
    FaHCSIA helps to support families and children through programs, services, benefits and payments. Further support is provided through grants and funding for organisations providing services for families. There is help for household budgets (through the Ho
  • Joanna Briggs Institute, Adelaide University
    JBI is the international not-for-profit, research and development arm of the School of Translational Science based within the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Adelaide, South Australia. The Institute and its collaborating entities promote a
  • Maternal Health Task Force
    MHTF contributes to shaping collective efforts to improve maternal health worldwide, serving as a catalyst to address one of the most neglected areas in global health and development. MHTF is the flagship project of the Women & Health Initiative at th
  • National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
    NAPCAN advocates on behalf of children and young people, and promotes positive change in attitudes, behaviour, policies, practices and the law to prevent abuse and neglect and ensure the safety and wellbeing of all Australian children.
  • The Parternship for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
    PMNCH joins the reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health communities into an alliance of more than 500 members to ensure that all women, infants and children not only remain healthy, but thrive.
  • The White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood
    The White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood is a grassroots movement that builds alliances, strengthens capacity, influences policies, harnesses resources and inspires action to save the lives of women and newborns around the world.
  • United Nations Population Fund
    UNFPA works to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.
  • Women Deliver
    Women Deliver is a global advocacy organisation bringing together voices from around the world to call for action to improve the health and well-being of girls and women.
  • World Health Organisation
    WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system, responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy

• Support Sites

  • Association for Children with a Disability (Victoria)
    ACD is an information, support and advocacy organisation for children with a disability and their families, in Victoria, Australia.
  • Australian Breastfeeding Association
    ABA is a community based self-help group that offers information, counselling and support services on breastfeeding issues.
  • Children with Disability Australia
    CDA is the national peak body which represents children and young people (aged 0-25) with disability and their families.
  • Intensive Family Support Service
    IFSS is working closely with family support agencies in the Northern Territory to design, develop and implement a new service that targets vulnerable families.
  • My Time
    MyTime is a national organisation that provides support for mothers, fathers, grandparents and anyone caring for a child with a disability or chronic medical condition, in a group-based setting.
  • Parenting WA
    Parenting WA is the government department in Western Australia that works with families, communities, other government agencies and non-government organisations to give children the best possible start to life.
  • Queensland Centre for Mothers and Babies
    QCMB is an independent research centre based at The University of Queensland in Brisbane, whose role is to work towards consumer-focused maternity care that is integrated, evidence-based, and provides optimal choices for women in Queensland.
  • Raising Children Network
    RCN provides comprehensive, practical, expert child health and parenting information and activities covering children aged 0-15 years.
  • Stepfamilies Australia
    Stepfamilies Australia is a non-profit organisation offering support, education, and resources to stepfamilies.