Practice guide Dec 2014
Supporting children living with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: Practice principles
An overview of the consequences of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and some principles for supporting children and families affected
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Practice guide Dec 2014
An overview of the consequences of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and some principles for supporting children and families affected
Policy and practice paper Oct 2015
This paper describes the characteristics of families using Children’s Contact Services, and outlines key issues for service provision in this area
Policy and practice paper Jun 2017
An exploration of strategies to engage and address issues for family members who are continuing to live with domestic violence.
Journal article Mar 2021
This article examines poverty rates across a 4‐year period, transitions into and out of poverty, and factors affecting post-separation pathways
Commissioned report Oct 2016
Around 43 per cent of children under the age of 13 grow up in complex families.
Research programs
Through an extensive and long-standing research program AIFS has examined a range of separation and family law-related issues.
Webinar Mar 2022
This webinar explored approaches to working effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families through the perinatal period.
Short article Jul 2016
Recent research has shown that postnatal mental health problems can be reduced through participation in the WWWT! program.
Short article Aug 2016
Findings from a large research study on Australia's family law system tell a complicated story.
Research report Oct 2015
Presents the findings of the Court Outcomes Project, which forms part of the Evaluation of the 2012 Family Violence Amendments research program.