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AEDI links

Key Organisations

Centre for Community Child Health
Conducts the AEDI Project in partnership with the Telethon Institute of Child Health Research, Perth.

Telethon Institute for Child Health Research
Works in partnership with the Centre for Community Child Health on the AEDI Project.

Commonwealth Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Funds the AEDI Project and the Indigenous Australian Early Development Index (I-AEDI) Study.

Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children
The AEDI will be further validated through the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children.

Human Early Learning Partnership
The Early Child Development Mapping Unit at the Human Early Leaning Partnership at the University of British Columbia is responsible the EDI project in BC. Funding for the project is provided by the BC Ministries of Children and Family Development, Education, and Healthy Living and Sport.

Offord Centre for Child Studies
The Early Development Instrument (EDI) was originally developed in Canada by the Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Ontario.

The Shell Company of Australia Limited
Supports the Indigenous Australian Early Development Index (I-AEDI) Study.

On-line resources

If there are any on-line resources that you have found particularly helpful, please e-mail australian.edi@rch.org.au and they will be added to the list.

Early childhood development

Title	Author and publication details
Early Childhood and the Lifecourse	Policy Brief 1, 2006. Melbourne, Victoria: Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital.
Quality in children's services	Policy Brief 2, 2006. Melbourne, Victoria: Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital.
Work and family life balance	Policy Brief 3, 2006. Melbourne, Victoria: Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital.
Services for young children and families: an integrated approach	Policy Brief 4, 2006. Melbourne, Victoria: Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital.
Childhood mental health: promotion, prevention and early intervention	Policy Brief 5, 2006. Melbourne, Victoria: Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital.
Effective community-based services	Policy Brief 6, 2007. Melbourne, Victoria: Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital.
Overweight and obesity in childhood	Policy Brief 7, 2007. Melbourne, Victoria: Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital.
Early years care and education	Policy Brief 8, 2007. Melbourne, Victoria: Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital.
Parenting young children	Policy Brief 9, 2007. Melbourne, Victoria: Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital.
Rethinking school readiness	Policy Brief 10, 2008. Melbourne, Victoria: Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital.
Rethinking the transition to school: Linking schools and early years services	Policy Brief 11, 2008. Melbourne, Victoria: Centre or Community Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital.
Towards an Early Years Learning Framework	Policy Brief 12, 2008. Melbourne, Victoria: Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital.
Early childhood development and long term development: The importance of the early years	Prepared by Dr Tim Moore, Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Childrens Research Centre, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, June for the Australian Research Alliance of Children and Youth.
Supporting Young Children and their Families: Why we Need to Rethink Services and Policies	CCCH Working Paper, prepared by Dr Tim Moore, Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Childrens Research Centre, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria. July.
Children's Emotional Development is Built into the Architecture of their Brain	NSCDC Working Paper No. 2. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Centre on the Developing Child, Harvard University.
Young Children Develop in an Environment of Relationships	NSCDC Working Paper No. 1. Waltham, Massachusetts: National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, Brandeis University.
Excessive Stress Disrupts the Architecture of the Developing Brain	NSCDC Working Paper No. 3. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Centre on the Developing Child, Harvard University.
Early Exposure to Toxic Substances Damages Brain Architecture	NSCDC Working Paper No. 4. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Centre on the Developing Child, Harvard University.
A Science-Based Framework for Early Childhood Policy: Using Evidence to Improve Outcomes in Learning, Behavior, and Health for Vulnerable Children	Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University.
The Timing and Quality of Early Experiences Combine to Shape Brain Architecture	NSCDC Working Paper No. 5. Working Paper No. 4. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Centre on the Developing Child, Harvard University.
Introducing the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children	Sanson, A., Nicholson, J., Ungerer, J., Zubrick, S., Wilson, K., Ainley, J., Berthelsen, D., Bittman, M., Broom, D. Harrison, L., Rodgers, B., Sawyer, M., Silburn, S., Strazdins, L., Vimpani, G., & Wake, M. (2002) LSAC Discussion Paper No 1, Australian Institute of Family Studies.

Community engagement resources

Title	Author details	Description
The Social Audit Cookbook: recipes for auditing the way we connect	Cox, E. (2002). Sydney, NSW: The Lance Reichstein Foundation.	This book is a guide for community advocates wishing to achieve social change to improve the way society functions. It is a practical guide detailing how to undertake social research (particularly on social capital) and how to use this research as the basis for more effective advocacy activities.
Indicators of Community Strength in Victoria	Department of Victorian Communities (2004). Melbourne, Victoria: Strategic Policy and Research Division, Department of Victorian Communities.	This document describes indicators that can be used to measure community strengths. It presents research about changes in community strengths over time and across local government boundaries in Victoria.
Community Builders	New South Wales Government	‘Community builders' presents practical information on supporting communities to enhance and strengthen their community.
Community Building-Communities Growing Together	Victorian Government initiative	This website is designed to support the development of stronger Victorian communities. It aims to inform and connect people involved in community strengthening projects across Victoria.
The Asset Based Community Development Institute	The Asset-Based Community Development Institute (ABCD), based in the United States.	Has many useful resources to help capacity-building and community development. In particular, it produces practical resources and tools for community builders to identify, nurture, and mobilise neighbourhood assets.
The Community Toolbox	The Work Group on Health Promotion and Community Development at the University of Kansas, U.S.A.	This website has a substantial amount of practical information to support work in promoting community health and development.
Community-Monitoring Systems: Tracking and improving the well-being of America's children and adolescents	Mrazek, P., Biglan, A., Hawkins, J.D. Society for Prevention Research.	This report from the United States reviews the actions required for effective monitoring of child and adolescent well- being and discusses how to use this information to develop effective programs and policies. The recommendations are relevant at a federal, state and community level.
The Community Portal		The Community Portal provides access to online services and information for Australian community organisations and communities. This information is provided by the Commonwealth Government and includes services provided by all levels of government and the non-government sector. There are over 3,000 relevant sites with an alphabetical listing that include links to such topics as funding, volunteering, evaluation and social capital.
Community Engagement in the NSW Planning System	Planning NSW	A handbook to promote community engagement. See Resources / Community Engagement in NSW Planning System.
Negotiation Skills - A communitybuilders.nsw Toolkit		This is a summary from a variety of sources of some of the principles, steps and strategies in the process of negotiation.
Building Your Community: an Asset Based Community Development Toolkit		The Toolkit provides a practical guide on how to build on a community's strengths and assets through a range of community activities.
AIFS Stronger Families and Communities	Australian Institute of Family Studies	For online references and resources.
Communities by Choice Booklet - an introduction to sustainable community development		This illustrated booklet explores three basic dynamics of community, introduces sustainable community development as a process for making choices about the future, and outlines a series of steps to guide communities toward becoming sustainable.
Getting to Know Your Community - A Guide to Using Local Data	Department for Victorian Communities (2004). Melbourne, Victoria: Office of Community Building, Department for Victorian Communities.	This guide on using local data has been produced by the Office of Community Building to meet the information needs of communities and support local community planning. A ‘first of its kind', it is both an excellent guide to all community statistics on local communities produced by state government, and a tool for communities to compile a community profile of their own community.
Effective Engagement Kit	Department of Sustainability and Environment (2006).	The Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment has recently developed a three-part kit to assist people seeking to engage with various communities. This kit has been developed as part of a suite of approaches to build the capacity of its engagement practitioners in: Informing the community of policy directions of the government. Consulting the community as part of a process to develop government policy, or build community awareness and understanding. Involving the community through a range of mechanisms to ensure that issues and concerns are understood and considered as part of the decision-making process. Collaborating with the community by developing partnerships to formulate options and provide recommendations. Empowering the community to make decisions and to implement and manage change.
Good Practices and Pitfalls in Community-Based Capacity Building and Early Intervention Projects: A Toolkit	Cooper, L., Verity, F. and Bull, M. (2005). Canberra, ACT: Australian Department of Family and Community Services.

Last Updated 16-Dec-2008. Authorised by: June McLoughlin. Enquiries: Mary Sayers.