Developing a road map for research: Identifying the priorities for a national child protection research agenda
Dr Leah Bromfield and Dr Fiona Arney
The Australian Institute of Family Studies
Increasingly in the child protection sector, governments and leaders in the field are talking about the need for "evidence-based" or "evidence-informed" policy and practice. But what does this mean; and how relevant is "evidence-based" policy and practice to those professionals at the coal-face working with vulnerable children and families?