Our work is based around research, consultancy and service activities. By providing insights that facilitate knowledge translation we have real-world impact.
Advancing organisational child-safe practices using contextual safeguarding strategies
2022-2024
In partnership with the Institute of Child Protection Studies, ACU, the Children’s Safety and Safeguarding Capabilities Surveys will be used to evaluate contextual prevention strategies being implemented in youth-serving organisations to safeguard children from abuse.
Methods will include an applied, mixedmethod approach, using quantitative and qualitative impact measures. These will be implemented in large, diverse child welfare organisations to ensure immediate benefits to the participating organisations. We will support participating organisations in their implementation of the proposed strategies, ensuring intervention fidelity.
This project will assess the following elements of contextual prevention strategies:
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- how they work
- how effective they are
- under what circumstances they are most effective
- under what circumstances they have the most impact.
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Project team: Higgins, D., McKillop, N., Rayment-McHugh, S., & Russell, D.
Partners: Institute of Child Protection Studies, Australian Catholic University
Funding: Westpac Safer Children, Safer Communities Grant, $150,000
Project Team: Christensen, L., Rayment-McHugh, S., & McKillop, N.
Partners: Institute of Child Protection Studies, Australian Catholic University
Funding: Daniel Morcombe Foundation, $56,008
Cairns Youth Sexual Violence Support Services – Evaluation
2020-2023
This research project evaluates the implementation and delivery of the Cairns-based Youth Sexual Violence Prevention Service and Youth Sexual Violence Counselling and Case Management Support Service. It will consider the efficiency and effectiveness of the service response in preventing and reducing harms caused by perpetration of youth sexual violence to drive continuous improvement in service delivery.
Project team: McKillop, N., Rayment-McHugh, S., Christensen, L., & Adams, D.
Funding: Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women, $142, 764
Developing an evidence-informed and culturally safe treatment program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Males convicted of sexual offences
2020-2023
This applied research project involves the design and development of a new therapeutic program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men who have been adjudicated for sexual offences. A comprehensive literature and interviews with key stakeholders will be undertaken to inform the design and development of the new program. Training will be provided for QCS staff in program implementation. Pilot evaluation will be undertaken to inform program refinements.
Project team: Rayment-McHugh, S., McKillop, N., & Christensen, L.
Funding: Queensland Corrective Services, $500,000
"Now.See.Hear" A trauma-informed and culturally-safe screening tool for justice-involved youth
2022
"Now.See.Hear" A trauma-informed and culturally-safe screening tool for justice-involved youth
Project team: Blakemore, T., McCarthy, S., Menzies, K., Stuart, G., & Rayment-McHugh, S.
Partners: University of Newcastle
Funding: Access to Justice Innovation Fund, $17,500
Social Policy Research Services: scoping study to inform the design and implementation of a pilot program to prevent child sexual abuse re-offending, modelled on Circles of Support and Accountability (CoSA)
2022
Project team: McKillop, N., & Rayment-McHugh, S.
Partners: QUT
Funding: QUT, $6000
Evaluation of the Name.Narrate.Navigate Practice Pathways Program
2022
Project team: Rayment-McHugh, S., & McKillop, N.
Funding: University of Newcastle, $38,500
