In this update:

	·         indigenous disadvantage ·         adult social services ·         electronic health record ·         health as growth driver ·         privacy & statistics ·         measuring teamwork		·         population health programs ·         frontline mental health ·         postnatal depression ·         plain packaging ·         teen drinking law ·         indigenous early childhood		·         child sexual assault ·         chidlren's centres ·         social housing ·         private rental & energy use ·         community assets ·         community hubs
	Indigenous disadvantage: can strengthening cultural attachment help to Close the Gap? a review of empirical academic studies from Australia and overseas which have examined the relationship between Indigenous people's levels of cultural attachment and their socio-economic outcomes also NATSEM Modelling Potential Impact of Improved Survival of Indigenous Australians on Work-Life Labour Income Gap Between Indigenous and Average Australians NSW Parliament (Oct 2011) An evidence base for the delivery of adult services Although the report focuses primarily on adult social care, the principles and evidence relating to partnership and integrated working are equally applicable to children's services or to partnership working in the context of criminal justice social work. UK IRISS Oct 2011) Exposure Draft PCEHR Bill will establish the legislative framework to support the establishment and implementation of a national personally controlled electronic health record (PCEHR) system. Aus Health (Sep 2011) The NHS as a Driver for Growth A report by The UK Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology to identify ways of exploiting the huge potential that exists at the interfaces between the NHS and the UK’s innovators UK CST (Oct 2011) Health Statistics NSW - Privacy Issues and the Reporting of Small Numbers summarises the key components of statistical disclosure, and the methods developed to reduce the risk of such disclosures NSW Health (Sep 2011) Measuring Teamwork in Health Care Settings: A Review of Survey Instruments Numerous survey instruments exist to measure teamwork. Few have demonstrated all of the psychometric properties recommended for use, and there is inconsistency in conceptualizations of teamwork. US Harvard (Sep 2011)
	Exploring the Promise of Population Health Management Programs to Improve Health programs targeted to a defined population and using a variety of individual, organizational, and societal interventions—are increasingly being viewed by large employers as a promising practice for improving health outcomes and "bending" the cost curve. US Mathematica (Aug 2011) Transforming Front-line Mental Health Care in Québec: Support and Follow-up Common issues were primarily the alignment between front- and second-line services, and, more generally, between medical and other professional services. Can CHSRF (Sep 2011) Suffering in silence  the experiences of women and families with postnatal depression...over 35,000 mothers are suffering with undiagnosed postnatal depression each year. UK Info4Children (Oct 2011) Public consultation on plain packaging of non-cigarette tobacco products proposed approach to implement plain packaging for non-cigarette tobacco products such as cigars, cigarillos, roll-your-own tobacco and pipe tobacco Aus Health (Sep 2011) Teen Drinking Law A new resource on the teen drinking law change VicHealth (Oct 2011) Submission on the Early Childhood Development Workforce draft research report Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care SNAIC (Oct 2011)
	Sentencing snapshot: Child sexual assault, 2009-2010 Ninety seven per cent of those convicted were male and 67 per cent of offenders had no prior convictions for child or adult sexual assault in the preceding five years. The most common penalty imposed on an offender convicted of child sexual assault was a prison sentence. NSW BOCSAR (Sep 2011) Children's centres self-evaluation form records the impact of the centre’s actions on outcomes for families UK Ofsted (Oct 2011) National Social Housing Survey: a summary of national results Nine out of ten respondents to the 2010 National Social Housing Survey reported they are satisfied with their social housing AIHW (Oct 2011) The environmental sustainability of Australia's private rental housing stock Low-income private rental households are vulnerable to rising energy costs. AHURI (Oct 2011) Community assets: emerging learning, challenges and questions The current political and economic climate means there may never be a better opportunity for community organisations to buy or manage assets such as buildings, parks and wind farms for local benefit. UK JRF (Sep 2011) Community hubs - a vision for Wales storybook helps to illustrate how community hubs can be strategic partners with government in future regeneration programmes and in developing and delivering public services that meet the needs of local people. Wales (Sep 2011)