Family Matters
Family Matters is the research journal of the Australian Institute of Family Studies. It contains the latest Institute research and contributions from Australia's most respected social scientists, social policy analysts, service provider and research agencies. Prospective authors should read our Guidelines for Authors. All research papers are subject to a formal review process.
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Family and place
Neighbourhood influences on young children’s problems; addressing disadvantage; child developmental systems; Communities for Children; children’s exposure to parental and familial adversities; Family Relationship Centres; family dispute; Sharia law; child support and Welfare to Work reforms; aftermath of natural disaster
Hard times
Impacts of recessions on families; joblessness, family relations, and children’s development; financial disadvantage and children’s school readiness; young people transitioning from state out of home care; social isolation among retired men and women; Family Violence Protect Act
Making ends meet
Aspirations for work and family; working poor in Australia; flexible work arrangements; supporting children at risk of abuse and neglect; the CDEP scheme; parenting skills; grandparents and grandchildren
Family dimensions
Balancing work and family; protecting and promoting children's wellbeing; involving fathers in child and family services; a history of the Australian social security system
Challenged lives
Challenges that face some families - poverty, deprivation, homelessness, caring for a disabled family member, parenting following separation, and child abuse
Parenting with care
The valuable work of Growing Up in Australia: the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC)