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2025

Journal Article

Son-to-mother violence in the aftermath of domestic violence: experiences of sons attending group violence prevention programs

Venables, Jemma, Young, Amy, O’Leary, Patrick and Dragiewicz, Molly (2025). Son-to-mother violence in the aftermath of domestic violence: experiences of sons attending group violence prevention programs. Children and Youth Services Review, 169 108063, 108063. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.108063

Son-to-mother violence in the aftermath of domestic violence: experiences of sons attending group violence prevention programs

2025

Journal Article

Access to transition planning and support for young people who self‐place when in out‐of‐home care: the perspectives of young people and practitioners

Venables, Jemma, Simpson Reeves, Laura, Ellem, Kathy, Healy, Karen and Cullin, Joel (2025). Access to transition planning and support for young people who self‐place when in out‐of‐home care: the perspectives of young people and practitioners. Australian Journal of Social Issues. doi: 10.1002/ajs4.391

Access to transition planning and support for young people who self‐place when in out‐of‐home care: the perspectives of young people and practitioners

2025

Journal Article

The Introduction of Extended Out‐of‐Home Care (OOHC) Until 21 Years in Australia: A Mapping of Policy, Legislation and Programs in Each Jurisdiction

Mendes, Philip, Roche, Steven, Kristo, Isabella, O'Donnell, Melissa, Moore, Tim, Malvaso, Catia, Venables, Jemma and McDowall, Joseph (2025). The Introduction of Extended Out‐of‐Home Care (OOHC) Until 21 Years in Australia: A Mapping of Policy, Legislation and Programs in Each Jurisdiction. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 1-12. doi: 10.1002/ajs4.389

The Introduction of Extended Out‐of‐Home Care (OOHC) Until 21 Years in Australia: A Mapping of Policy, Legislation and Programs in Each Jurisdiction

2024

Journal Article

The need for a whole of family response: the invisibility of siblings in adolescent-to-parent violence interventions

Young, Amy, Venables, Jemma, O’Leary, Patrick, Fannon, David and Walter, Bronte (2024). The need for a whole of family response: the invisibility of siblings in adolescent-to-parent violence interventions. Journal of Family Violence, 1-16. doi: 10.1007/s10896-024-00757-1

The need for a whole of family response: the invisibility of siblings in adolescent-to-parent violence interventions

2024

Journal Article

Working Individually and collectively: assisting young people with cognitive disability transitioning from statutory systems

Venables, Jemma, Ellem, Kathy and Nathanson, Caitlin (2024). Working Individually and collectively: assisting young people with cognitive disability transitioning from statutory systems. Journal of Applied Youth Studies, 7 (4), 505-524. doi: 10.1007/s43151-024-00141-2

Working Individually and collectively: assisting young people with cognitive disability transitioning from statutory systems

2024

Journal Article

The social and emotional wellbeing of children in out-of-home care: a scoping review exploring structural and social factors

Healy, Karen, Simpson Reeves, Laura, Boman, Madonna, Kolesnikova, Iryna, Povey, Jenny, Venables, Jemma, Baxter, Janeen and Thompson, Kate (2024). The social and emotional wellbeing of children in out-of-home care: a scoping review exploring structural and social factors. Children and Youth Services Review, 166 107991, 107991. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107991

The social and emotional wellbeing of children in out-of-home care: a scoping review exploring structural and social factors

2024

Journal Article

Diminishing their voice through choice? How ‘self-placing’ in out-of-home care affects children and young people’s participation in decision-making

Venables, Jemma, Cullin, Joel, Ellem, Kathy and Healy, Karen (2024). Diminishing their voice through choice? How ‘self-placing’ in out-of-home care affects children and young people’s participation in decision-making. European Journal of Social Work, 1-14. doi: 10.1080/13691457.2024.2408429

Diminishing their voice through choice? How ‘self-placing’ in out-of-home care affects children and young people’s participation in decision-making

2024

Journal Article

Understanding the wellbeing needs of First Nations children in out-of-home care in Australia: a comprehensive literature review

Garvey, Darren, Carter, Ken, Anderson, Kate, Gall, Alana, Howard, Kirsten, Venables, Jemma, Healy, Karen, Bill, Lea, Letendre, Angeline, Dickson, Michelle and Garvey, Gail (2024). Understanding the wellbeing needs of First Nations children in out-of-home care in Australia: a comprehensive literature review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21 (9) 1208, 1208. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21091208

Understanding the wellbeing needs of First Nations children in out-of-home care in Australia: a comprehensive literature review

2024

Journal Article

Children in out-of-home care's right to family and cultural connection: Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous Australian children's perspectives

Venables, Jemma, Povey, Jenny, Kolesnikova, Iryna, Thompson, Kate, Boman, Madonna, Richmond, Juli, Healy, Karen, Baxter, Janeen, Thwaite, Isobel and Hussain, Aariyana (2024). Children in out-of-home care's right to family and cultural connection: Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous Australian children's perspectives. Child Abuse and Neglect 107009, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.107009

Children in out-of-home care's right to family and cultural connection: Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous Australian children's perspectives

2024

Journal Article

Approaches to Supporting Young People in Out-of-Home Care Who ‘Self-Place’ in Unapproved Locations: Perspectives of Statutory Child Protection Practitioners

Venables, Jemma, Warrell, Chloe, Cullin, Joel, Ellem, Kathy and Healy, Karen (2024). Approaches to Supporting Young People in Out-of-Home Care Who ‘Self-Place’ in Unapproved Locations: Perspectives of Statutory Child Protection Practitioners. The British Journal of Social Work. doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bcae131

Approaches to Supporting Young People in Out-of-Home Care Who ‘Self-Place’ in Unapproved Locations: Perspectives of Statutory Child Protection Practitioners

2024

Journal Article

The emotional terrain of foster and kinship carers’ relationships with parents of children in care: carers’ perspectives

Healy, Karen, Venables, Jemma, Povey, Jenny, Baxter, Janeen, Scull, Sue, Thompson, Kate and Boman, Madonna (2024). The emotional terrain of foster and kinship carers’ relationships with parents of children in care: carers’ perspectives. Children and Youth Services Review, 161 107672. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107672

The emotional terrain of foster and kinship carers’ relationships with parents of children in care: carers’ perspectives

2023

Journal Article

Navigating the Australian child protection system: the importance of formal and informal support for carers to effectively provide care to children in out‐of‐home care

Venables, Jemma, Povey, Jenny, Boman, Madonna, Healy, Karen, Baxter, Janeen, Austerberry, Sophie and Thompson, Kate (2023). Navigating the Australian child protection system: the importance of formal and informal support for carers to effectively provide care to children in out‐of‐home care. Child and Family Social Work. doi: 10.1111/cfs.13106

Navigating the Australian child protection system: the importance of formal and informal support for carers to effectively provide care to children in out‐of‐home care

2023

Journal Article

Looked after children's right to contact with birth parents: an Australian study

Healy, Karen, Walsh, Tamara, Venables, Jemma and Thompson, Kate (2023). Looked after children's right to contact with birth parents: an Australian study. Child and Family Social Work, 28 (3), 659-668. doi: 10.1111/cfs.12992

Looked after children's right to contact with birth parents: an Australian study

2023

Journal Article

Features of service delivery that young people in out-of-home care who ‘self-place’ and stay in unapproved placements value when accessing a specialist support service

Venables, Jemma (2023). Features of service delivery that young people in out-of-home care who ‘self-place’ and stay in unapproved placements value when accessing a specialist support service. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 1-13. doi: 10.1007/s10560-023-00939-8

Features of service delivery that young people in out-of-home care who ‘self-place’ and stay in unapproved placements value when accessing a specialist support service

2023

Journal Article

Supporting birth parents’ relationships with children following removal: a scoping review

Healy, Karen, Venables, Jemma and Walsh, Tamara (2023). Supporting birth parents’ relationships with children following removal: a scoping review. Children and Youth Services Review, 149 106961, 106961. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.106961

Supporting birth parents’ relationships with children following removal: a scoping review

2023

Journal Article

An interdisciplinary classroom in law and social work: can it be done?

Venables, Jemma and Walsh, Tamara (2023). An interdisciplinary classroom in law and social work: can it be done?. Legal Education Review, 33 (1), 1-23. doi: 10.53300/001c.74263

An interdisciplinary classroom in law and social work: can it be done?

2023

Journal Article

Comparing apples with oranges? Practitioner perspectives on the inconsistencies between family law and child protection

Walsh, Tamara, Healy, Karen and Venables, Jemma (2023). Comparing apples with oranges? Practitioner perspectives on the inconsistencies between family law and child protection. Australian Journal of Family Law, 36, 154-172.

Comparing apples with oranges? Practitioner perspectives on the inconsistencies between family law and child protection

2022

Journal Article

Are human rights ‘toothless’ in Australian child protection matters? Perspectives of lawyers and social workers

Walsh, Tamara, Healy, Karen, Venables, Jemma and Thompson, Kate (2022). Are human rights ‘toothless’ in Australian child protection matters? Perspectives of lawyers and social workers. International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family, 36 (1) ebac028, 1-16. doi: 10.1093/lawfam/ebac028

Are human rights ‘toothless’ in Australian child protection matters? Perspectives of lawyers and social workers

2020

Journal Article

BEROS: A Response to Working with Young People who are Self-Placing & in the Care of Child Safety

Venables, Jemma and Warrell, Chloe (2020). BEROS: A Response to Working with Young People who are Self-Placing & in the Care of Child Safety. Parity, 33 (3), 86-87.

BEROS: A Response to Working with Young People who are Self-Placing & in the Care of Child Safety

2019

Journal Article

Practitioner perspectives on implementing an alternative response in statutory child protection: the role of local practice context and leadership teams in shaping practice

Venables, Jemma (2019). Practitioner perspectives on implementing an alternative response in statutory child protection: the role of local practice context and leadership teams in shaping practice. Children and Youth Services Review, 107 104488, 104488. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104488

Practitioner perspectives on implementing an alternative response in statutory child protection: the role of local practice context and leadership teams in shaping practice