Supporting healthy communities through arts programs
Vicki-Ann Ware
Closing the Gap— January 2014
This paper considers the role of the arts in building and supporting healthy communities.
Archived AIFS publications
These publications may be of interest for historical reasons. Because of their age, they do not reflect current research data or AIFS' current research methodologies.
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Community beliefs and misconceptions about male sexual assault
Kirsty Duncanson
ACSSA Resource Sheet No. 7 — December 2013
Outlines four central assumptions concerning male sexual assault, and we identify research and data that dispel these assumptions
Supporting healthy communities through sports and recreation programs
Vicki-Ann Ware and Veronica Meredith
Closing the Gap— December 2013
Reviews the available evidence and identifies a list of principles of 'what works' and 'what doesn't work' to assist with program implementation.
Housing strategies that improve Indigenous health outcomes
Vicki-Ann Ware
Closing the Gap— December 2013
This resource sheet examines the links between housing quality and health outcomes and the mechanisms by which housing influences health outcomes.
Diverting Indigenous offenders from the criminal justice system
Closing the Gap— December 2013
Reviews the evidence on the functioning and effectiveness of various diversionary programs to assess what works and what doesn't.
Improving the accessibility of health services in urban and regional settings for Indigenous people
Vicki-Ann Ware
Closing the Gap— December 2013
This fact sheet reviews the evidence on what works, what doesn't, and what further research is needed.
True or false? The contested terrain of false allegations
Liz Wall and Cindy Tarczon
ACSSA Research Summary No. 4 — November 2013
Research summary aims to contribute to and clarify the debate around false allegations of sexual assault by providing a summary of recent literature
What works to overcome Indigenous disadvantage: Key learnings and gaps in the evidence 2011-12
Closing the Gap— October 2013
Focuses on three of the COAG building blocks that were the focus of the Clearinghouse in Year 3: early childhood; health; and safe communities.
Engaging with Indigenous Australia: Exploring the conditions for effective relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
Closing the Gap— October 2013
Examines the Australian and international research evidence on how such engagement can be developed and maintained.
Annual report 2012-13
Annual Report— October 2013
Australian Institute of Family Studies annual reports describe the research and operations of the Institute, along with highlights for the year
Working with crisis care responses to sexual assault: Western Region Centre Against Sexual Assault
Liz Wall
ACSSA Working With No. 6 — September 2013
Helem Yumba Central Queensland Healing Centre is a community organisation in Rockhampton, Queensland, which offers support and counselling services
Conceptual understandings and prevalence of sexual harassment and street harassment
Bianca Fileborn
ACSSA Resource Sheet No. 6 — July 2013
This Resource Sheet provides an overview of the existing research on women's experiences of sexual harassment and street harassment
Programs to improve interpersonal safety in Indigenous communities: Evidence and issues
Andrew Day, Ashlen Francisco and Robin Jones
Closing the Gap— July 2013
This issue paper reviews the effectiveness of programs that address community safety in either Indigenous or non-Indigenous settings.
The role of community patrols in improving safety in Indigenous communities
Closing the Gap— July 2013
This paper summarises the key evidence in support of community patrols. It also summarises some of the evidence on best practice.
Working with sexual assault in the sex industry: Project Respect
Liz Wall
ACSSA Working With No. 5 — June 2013
Project Respect is a non-government organisation that supports women in the sex industry
Issues in evaluation of complex social change programs for sexual assault prevention
Liz Wall
ACSSA Issues No. 14 — May 2013
Outlines some of the issues involved in evaluating multi-level interventions and some of the challenges involved in planning these type of evaluations
Access to early childhood education in Australia
Research Report No. 24 — April 2013
AIFS research undertaken to identify gaps in access to and participation in preschool programs by Australian children in the year before school
The role of emerging communication technologies in experiences of sexual violence: A new legal frontier?
Nicole Bluett-Boyd, Bianca Fileborn, Antonia Quadara and Sharnee Moore
Research Report No. 23 — February 2013
Investigates how communication technologies facilitate sexual violence against young people and challenges this presents for the justice system
Strategies to minimise the incidence of suicide and suicidal behaviour
Closing the Gap— February 2013
This resource sheet reviews policies and programs that aim to prevent suicide and suicidal behaviour.
A snapshot of how local context affects sexual assault service provision in regional, rural and remote Australia
Liz Wall and Mary Stathopoulos
ACSSA Wrap No. 13 — November 2012
Regional, rural and remote sexual assault services in Australia face unique challenges in meeting the needs of the populations they seek to support.
