Library support for researchers
Your liaison librarian is your key contact for research support - students and staff who are actively doing research can find out more about the services provided. Also, see the charter of services for help with systematic reviews under 'Our services' on our Systematic Review guide
Monash research
- Interventions that address institutional child maltreatment: evidence and gap mapIn partnership with Campbell Collaboration, Giving Evidence and Monash University, CEI has developed an evidence and gap map (EGM) on child institutional maltreatment. This research was funded by Porticus Foundation. Institutional maltreatment is the type of maltreatment occurring in settings like places of education, foster care, religious institutions, clubs and health care settings.
- Professor Mendes' research focusBrief interview about my research for the recent Monash Addiction Research Centre E-News
- Is conditional welfare an effective means for reducing alcohol and drug abuse? An exploration of compulsory income management across four Australian trial sitesConditional welfare has become a prominent policy tool in recent years. One of the harshest forms of conditional welfare in Australia is arguably compulsory income management (CIM) which involves the quarantining of between 50 and 90 per cent of a participant’s benefit payment for spending on food, rent and other essential items.
- Addressing child sexual abuse inside Australian Jewish organisationsPhilip Mendes and Marcia Pinskier ask 'What is the impact of the Leifer case on child safety standards within Australian Jewry?'
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