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SNAICC PublicationsPublished reports and resources are below; for copies of SNAICC briefing and policy papers see SNAICC briefing/policy papers (approximate file sizes are given beside each link). All files are PDFs, and you will need Adobe Acrobat to view them. Order SNAICC Publications and Resources OnlineYou can now order the latest SNAICC publications and resources through our online order form. Your order will be processed and sent to you directly by our distributor. Note that it can take up to a week for you order to reach you. (Find out more about our online ordering system here.) To inquire about SNAICC publications not available through online orders, contact the SNAICC office. ISBNSNAICC print publications published from 2005 will each have an ISBN (International Standard Book Number). This will also apply to our online publications from 2006. Published ReportsThrough Young Black Eyes: A handbook to protect children from the impact of family violence and child abuse - 2007 UpdateISBN: 978-921174-12-4 (print) 140 page paperback, wiro-bound A4 book Newly edited and fully updated edition of SNAICC's key resource to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to stop and prevent family violence and child abuse and neglect. Produced by the SNAICC Resource Service.
New Through Young Black Eyes – Community Leaders' Guide (2007)ISBN: 978-1-921174-13-1 (print) 32 page, full colour DL booklet A guide to help community
leaders protect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders children
from family violence and child abuse. Produced by the SRS.
New Through Young Black Eyes – Keep Your Family Safe Leaflet (2007)Full colour community leaflet (DL) Information for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and children about family violence and child abuse. Fully updated. Produced by the SRS.
Promising practices in out-of-home care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander carers, children and young people: profiling promising programsby Jenny Higgins and Nikki Butler Publisher: Australian Institute of Family Studies, 2007 4 booklets, PDF for download Profiles of what works well for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care, and promotes strategies to help organisations overcome barriers to effective practice. From a project conducted as a collaboration between the National Child Protection Clearinghouse and the SNAICC Resource Service, commissioned by the Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs on behalf of the Australian Council of Children and Parenting. The series of booklets discussing the findings is available for download (PDF) below.
Your feedback on these booklets would be greatly appreciated. All SRS products are undergoing an evaluation. Please download and complete the Promising Practices Feedback sheet (Word document) and return it to SNAICC. Also available from the AIFS National Child Protection Clearinghouse website.
'Remember Me': Commemorating the tenth anniversary of the Bringing Them Home report (2007)ISBN: 978-1-921174-11-7 Full colour, 46 pages, A4, paperback SNAICC’s new publication to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Bringing Them Home, the report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from their Families. A collection of essays by contributors sharing their reflections and recollections on the National Inquiry, how its report was received by the Australian public and government, and the continuing need for healing and a national apology to the Stolen Generations. The contributors are former SNAICC Chairperson Brian Butler, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Tom Calma, SNAICC Chairperson Muriel Bamblett, Professor Larissa Behrendt of University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), former SNAICC Executive Officer Nigel D'Souza, Professor Anna Haebich of Griffith University, former National Inquiry Secretary Jim Brooks, Rosie Baird of Karu Link-Up in Darwin, UTS law lecturer Terri Libesman, VACCA Policy Manager Peter Lewis, and SNAICC Executive Officer Julian Pocock. Former Inquiry co-Commissioner Mick Dodson's speech from the 26 May 1997 release of Bringing Them Home has also been republished here.
State of Denial: The neglect and abuse of Indigenous children in the Northern Territory. (2003)This report provides an analysis of the systemic failure of the child protection system in the Northern Territory to meet the needs of Indigenous children and families. Includes interviews with key non-government agencies, statistical overview of the child protection system, discussion and reform proposals. New: A limited number have recently been reprinted, and can now be ordered online.
SNAICC Strategic Plan 2007–2009 (2006)ISBN: 978-1-921174-08-7 (print) Paperback A4 booklet; 32 pages ISBN: 978-1-921174-09-4 (web) Full colour PDF (724 KB) The latest three-year strategic plan sets out the focus areas and priorities for SNAICC's work for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their families up to 2009. Launched at our AGM in Cairns, November 2006.
Parenting and Men posters (2006)SNAICC produced five national Parenting and Men Posters to highlight the postive roles Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men play in their families. More information is available from the SNAICC Resource Service project page.
Through Young Black Eyes: A handbook to protect children from the impact of family violence and child abuse (2005)ISBN: 1-921172-02-1 (print) ISBN: 1-921174-06-4 (web) Fully updated, this is the 2005 edition of our breakthrough resource helping communities to stop family violence, and child abuse and neglect. 154 pages. Or download individual Sections:
The leaders’ pamphlet and community/parents' leaflet have also been updated and are available:
Footprints to Where We Are: A Resource Manual for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Services (2005)ISBN: 1-921174-00-5 (print) ISBN: 1-921174-07-2 (web) Very useful, culturally relevant information, models and ideas on child welfare, child development and the governance of community organisations in our sector. Developed by SNAICC as part of its Capacity Building project.
Achieving Stable and Culturally Strong Out of Home Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children (December 2005)ISBN: 1-921174-05-6 (print) ISBN: 1-921174-04-8
(web) New: A limited number have recently been reprinted, and can now be ordered online. You can also download the web PDF version here:
Indigenous Parenting Project – Main Report and Execitive Summary - July 2005The published report of SNAICC's project on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parenting and family issues is now available. Funded by FaCS, the project included focus groups with families and workers, stakeholder consultations, a national workshop and a program audit, run over the first half of 2004. It also included a literature review, which SNAICC contracted out to Swinburne University. SNAICC has prepared a comprehensive report on parenting issues and the information and parenting program support needs of Indigenous families. The detailed Main Report and an Executive Summary of the project are are now available in print from the SNAICC office. Alternatively, you can download the electronic versions here.
Research Priorities for Indigenous Children and Youth – April 2005This report provides approximately 50 recommendations to assist the Australian Research Alliance for Children & Youth (ARACY) in developing their research priorities for Indigenous children and youth. SNAICC was commissioned by Curtin University to produce the report, to form the recommendations to ARACY. An initiative of the Commonwealth Government, ARACY undertakes research on the needs of all Australian children.
Early Childhood Case StudiesReport including 30 case studies of effective Indigenous early childhood services and programs from across Australia. The report was developed in a collaboration between SNAICC and the Centre for Community Child Health, CCCH. Case studies featured include parenting programs, child care services, family mentoring programs, playgroups, maternal and child health services. All states and territories are covered with contact details for each case study. Note: This publication is no longer in print, and is only available in electronic form.
Their Future - Our ResponsibilityBackground policy paper on SNAICC, Indigenous children's services, issues impacting upon children and families and SNAICC's policy reform proposals. You will need Acrobat
Reader to view these publications.
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