Ainsworth, Frank (2024) Looking Back and Learning from Kew Cottages. Residential Treatment for Children and Youth. (In Press)

Ainsworth, Frank (2023) Modifying children's court care plans to acknowledge poverty and disadvantage. Australian Journal of Public Administration, 82 (3). pp. 394-399.

Huefner, Jonathan, and Ainsworth, Frank (2021) Commentary: Recognizing the value of the milieu in therapeutic residential care for children and youth. Residential Treatment for Children and Youth, 38 (3). pp. 324-335.

Ainsworth, Frank (2021) The best interests of the child: more questions about this construct? Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 33 (2). pp. 104-113.

Ainsworth, Frank, and Mastronardi, Paul (2021) A house burden score: measuring the workload in therapeutic residential care for young people. Residential Treatment for Children and Youth, 38 (4). pp. 339-345.

Mastronardi, Paul, Ainsworth, Frank, and Huefner, Jonathan C. (2020) Demonstrating the effectiveness of a residential education programme for disengaged young people: a preliminary report. Children Australia, 45 (4). pp. 312-316.

Hansen, Patricia, and Ainsworth, Frank (2020) Examining child protection practice in New South Wales: non-accidental injury and the principle of strict liability. Children Australia, 45 (1). pp. 8-13.

Ainsworth, Frank (2020) The social and economic origins of child abuse and neglect. Children Australia, 45 (4). pp. 202-206.

Ainsworth, Frank (2019) Letter to the Editor [Children Australia, Volume 44, Issue 3 September 2019]. Children Australia, 44 (3). p. 103.

Ainsworth, Frank, and Hansen, Patricia (2018) Group homes for children and young people: the problem not the solution. Children Australia, 43 (1). pp. 42-46.

Ainsworth, Frank (2017) Book Review of "Blinded by Science: the social implications of epigenetics and neuroscience" by D. Wastell and S. White. Bristol, UK, Policy Press, 2017. ISBN 978-14473-2234-4. Children Australia, 42 (3). pp. 222-223.

Ainsworth, Frank (2017) For the few not the many: an Australian perspective on the use of therapeutic residential care for children and young people. Residential Treatment For Children & Youth, 34 (3-4). pp. 325-338.

Ainsworth, Frank, and Hansen, Patricia (2017) A study of the use of Section 106a of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 in the New South\Wales Children's Court. Children Australia, 42 (3). pp. 198-204.

Ainsworth, Frank, and Hansen, Patricia (2016) Establishing adoption as a route out of care in New South Wales: a commentary. Children Australia, 41 (3). pp. 232-236.

Ainsworth, Frank, and Hansen, Patricia (2015) Therapeutic residential care: different population, different purpose, different costs. Children Australia, 40 (4). pp. 342-347.

Ainsworth, Frank, and Hansen, Patricia (2015) Understanding difficult parental behaviours during a child protection investigation. Children Australia, 40 (1). pp. 20-22.

Ainsworth, Frank, and Thoburn, June (2014) An exploration of the differential usage of residential childcare across national boundaries. International Journal of Social Welfare, 23 (1). pp. 16-24.

Ainsworth, Frank, and Hansen, Patricia (2014) Family foster care: can it survive the evidence? Children Australia, 39 (2). pp. 87-92.

Ainsworth, Frank, and Hansen, Patricia (2014) When is enough enough? the burgeoning cost of child protection services. Children Australia, 39 (2). pp. 93-98.

Hansen, Patricia, and Ainsworth, Frank (2013) Australian child protection services: a game without end. International Journal of Social Welfare, 22 (1). pp. 104-110.

Ainsworth, Frank, and Hansen, Patricia (2012) Doing harm while doing good: the child protection paradox. Child & Youth Services, 33 (2). pp. 146-157.

Hansen, Patricia, and Ainsworth, Frank (2011) In 'the best interests of the child': critical reflections on an over used construct. Children Australia, 36 (1). pp. 12-17.

Ainsworth, Frank, and Hansen, Patricia (2011) The Munro review of child protection: final report. A child-centred system: a review and commentary. Children Australia, 36 (3). pp. 164-168.

Ainsworth, Frank, and Hansen, Patricia (2011) The experience of parents of children in care: the human rights issue. Child & Youth Services, 32 (1). pp. 9-18.

Ainsworth, Frank, and Hansen, Patricia (2010) Confidentiality in child protection cases: who benefits? Children Australia, 35 (3). pp. 11-17.

Hansen, Patricia, and Ainsworth, Frank (2009) The 'best interests of the child thesis': some thoughts from Australia. International Journal of Social Welfare, 18 (4). pp. 431-439.

Ainsworth, Frank, and Hansen, Patricia (2009) Babies for the deserving: developments in foster care and adoption in one Australian state - others to follow? Just Policy, 50 (30). pp. 24-28.

Hansen, Patricia, and Ainsworth, Frank (2009) Human rights abuse in aspects of child protection practice? Australian Journal of Social Issues, 44 (2). pp. 183-193.

Hansen, Patricia, and Ainsworth, Frank (2009) Report of the Special Commission of Inquiry into Child Protection Services in New South Wales (the Wood Report): a review and commentary. Children Australia, 34 (2). pp. 17-23.

Hansen, Patricia, and Ainsworth, Frank (2008) Children in out-of-home care: what drives the increase in admissions and how to make a change. Children Australia, 33 (4). pp. 13-20.

Ainsworth, Frank, and Hansen, Patricia (2008) Programs for high needs children and young people: group homes are not enough. Children Australia, 33 (2). pp. 41-47.

Ainsworth, Frank (2007) Residential programs for children and young people: what we need and what we don't need. Children Australia, 32 (1). pp. 32-36.

Ainsworth, Frank, and Fulcher, Leon C. (2006) Creating and sustaining a group culture care. Child & Youth Services, 28 (1/2). pp. 151-176.

Fulcher, Leon C., and Ainsworth, Frank (2006) Looking ahead. Child & Youth Services, 28 (1/2). pp. 285-294.

Ainsworth, Frank, and Hansen, Patricia (2006) Five tumultuous years in Australian child protection: little progress. Child and Family Social Work, 11 (1). pp. 33-41.

Maluccio, Anthony N., and Ainsworth, Frank (2006) Family foster care: development or decline? Adoption and Fostering, 30 (4). pp. 20-25.