Families working together: Getting the balance right
Australian Family Trends No. 2 — May 2013
The National Families Week theme for 2013 draws attention to the sometimes difficult task of achieving balance in our lives
Archived AIFS publications
These publications may be of interest for historical reasons. Because of their age, they may not reflect current research data or AIFS' current research methodologies.
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Working out relationships
Ruth Weston and Lixia Qu
Australian Family Trends No. 3 — May 2013
This facts sheet focuses on partnership and fertility trends, with a view to feeding into such decision-making
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
Parents working out work
Australian Family Trends No. 1 — April 2013
This sheet presents statistical information about trends in parents' engagement in paid work, examining mothers' and fathers' employment patterns
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.
Annual report 2011-12
Annual Report— October 2012
Australian Institute of Family Studies annual reports describe the research and operations of the Institute, along with highlights for the year
Families, life events and family service delivery: A literature review
Lawrie Moloney, Ruth Weston, Lixia Qu and Alan Hayes
Research Report No. 20 — August 2012
This report reviews the literature on life events experienced by families and ways in which they prepare for and/or deal with them
Past Adoption Experiences: National Research Study on the Service Response to Past Adoption Practices
Pauline Kenny, Daryl Higgins, Carol Soloff and Reem Sweid
Research Report No. 21 — August 2012
This report presents the findings of the National Research Study on the Service Response to Past Adoption Practices
Working with sexual assault investigations: Sexual Offences Child Abuse Investigation Team
Mary Stathopoulos
ACSSA Working With No. 4 — July 2012
Interview with Patrick Tidmarsh, Forensic Interview Advisor, Sexual Offences Child Abuse Investigation Team (SOCIT), Victoria Police
Reconciliation action plan 2012-14
Corporate document— July 2012
This plan formalises AIFS commitment to working with and for a very important and significant group, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians
Increasing Indigenous employment rates
Matthew Gray, Boyd Hunter and Shaun Lohoar
Closing the Gap— March 2012
Provides an overview of the research evidence on why Indigenous Australians have much lower employment rates than non-Indigenous Australians.
Working with sibling sexual abuse: Gatehouse Centre
Cindy Tarczon
ACSSA Working With No. 3 — January 2012
Interview with Helen Kambouridis from the Royal Children's Hospital, Gatehouse Centre
Effective practices for service delivery coordination in Indigenous communities
Jacqueline Stewart, Shaun Lohoar and Daryl Higgins
Closing the Gap— December 2011
Explores what is known about service delivery coordination activities in regional, rural and remote areas of Australia.
Annual report 2010-11
Annual Report— October 2011
Australian Institute of Family Studies Annual Reports describe the research and operations of the Institute, along with highlights for the year
Migration, labour demand, housing markets and the drought in regional Australia
Boyd Hunter and Nicholas Biddle
Research Paper No. 49 — September 2011
This report examines whether drought affected areas have higher rates of residential mobility out of these areas
ACSSA Aware No. 26, 2010
ACSSA Issues No. 26 — July 2011
The newsletter for the former Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault.
Working with male victim/survivors of sexual assault: Living Well
Mary Stathopoulos
ACSSA Working With No. 2 — June 2011
Living Well is dedicated to the provision of a supportive, accessible, respectful, service to men who experienced child sexual abuse or sexual assault
Working with male victim/survivors of sexual assault: Cairns Sexual Assault Service
Mary Stathopoulos
ACSSA Working With No. 1 — May 2011
Cairns Sexual Assault Service offers sexual assault counselling to victim/survivors of sexual violence in Far North Queensland
