Family Matters article Oct 2009
Family Violence Protection Act 2008
This article provides an historical account of factors that have led to the development of the Victorian Family Violence Protection Act 2008.
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Family Matters article Oct 2009
This article provides an historical account of factors that have led to the development of the Victorian Family Violence Protection Act 2008.
Commissioned report Mar 2013
Reports findings about the legal system's response to parents' experiences of family violence and concerns about child safety.
Commissioned report Jun 2014
Presents the findings of a mixed-methods research project examining the use and efficacy of Independent Children’s Lawyers in the family law system.
Commissioned report Aug 2014
Literature review on the profile of women offenders that presents an evidence-informed framework for supporting these women in correctional settings.
Research report Sep 2014
Presents a medium- to long-term evaluation of the impact of the Communities for Children (CfC) initiative on child, family, and community outcomes
Family Matters article Oct 2014
This article summarises the key findings from the AIFS study into the role, use and efficacy of Independent Children's Lawyers.
Family Matters article Oct 2014
This article examines some of the fallacies and fads regarding social science "evidence" that can get in the way of the facts
Commissioned report Dec 2014
Presents findings from Wave 3, conducted in 2012 with 9,028 parents five years after separation.
Research report Feb 2015
This report analyses trends in family law court filings over a nine year period between 2004-05 and 2012-13
Submission May 2015
Submission based on research conducted by AIFS as part of its Violence and Families Research Program