Research snapshot Sep 2016
Same-sex couple families in Australia
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Children raised in same-sex parented families progress emotionally, socially and educationally at the same rate as other children.
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Research snapshot Sep 2016
Children raised in same-sex parented families progress emotionally, socially and educationally at the same rate as other children.
Resource sheet Jul 2023
An overview of community development for service providers and practitioners
Webinar Jul 2023
Journal article Mar 2023
This research highlights potential links between parental alcohol consumption and parenting practices around alcohol and adolescent alcohol use and experience of related harms.
Journal article Apr 2021
Findings from this study suggest that gambling problems in adulthood may be related to the earlier development of other addictive behaviours, and that interventions targeting substance use from adolescence to young adulthood may confer additional gains in preventing later gambling behaviours.
Webinar Aug 2023
This webinar will explore recent LSAC research that found childhood prosocial behaviours are associated with positive adolescent mental health.
Research report Feb 2024
This report sets out the findings of the Factors, Dynamics and Effects of Isolation for Older People: An Exploratory Study with the aim to investigate and understand the experiences and needs of isolated older people in New South Wales.
Research snapshot Feb 2024
This snapshot discusses social isolation for older people being an objective lack of connection and interaction with social networks, which can include family, friends and community.
Media release Feb 2024
AIFS researchers are encouraging communities to better support older people, as a new report reveals the experiences and impacts of social and geographical isolation.
Webinar Feb 2024
This webinar will draw on practice and lived experience to explore how to support child and family mental health in the face of a disaster.