Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0877833

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

Research Utilisation in Child Protection Policy: Understanding and Conceptualising the Role of Research in Social Policy Development. The findings of this project will have significant benefits for vulnerable children and families by enhancing the capacity for research-informed policy in child protection. In this way, the project will also have significant flow-on economic benefits for Local, State and Federal Governments by decreasing the social and economic costs associated with child abuse and neglect. Research funding will have a greater impact by the increased understanding this study will provide about how research can be more effectively used in policy.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 07-2008

End Date: 12-2009

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $70,292.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Counselling, Welfare And Community Services | Social Work | Social Policy

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Families | Youth/child development and welfare |