Family Matters article Sep 2010
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Family Matters article Sep 2010
Overview: Violence, abuse and neglect
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Family Matters article Sep 2010
"What is the justice system willing to offer?"
Drawing on the narratives of 22 victim/survivors of sexual assault, this article identifies what justice means to these victim/survivors and discusses four key aspects that relate to their procedural justice needs' information, validation, voice and control.
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Family Matters article Apr 1994
Abuse and Neglect of Older People
This article is the third of three articles which examine family violence and abuse, an issue identified as a priority issue by the National Council for the International Year of the Family.
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Family Matters article Oct 2009
The golden years?
This paper uses data from the Australian General Social Survey, 2006, and the Australian Time Use Survey, 2006 and finds that retired men spend less time with family and friends outside of the household than men who are not retired, while for retired women, the opposite pattern emerges, as they report spending more time with family and friends who live outside of the household compared to women who are not retired.
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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 Dec 1991
Ageing: Everybody's future
This article suggests that while the ageing of Australia is often regarded with trepidation as social planners try to implement health and welfare policies that will adequately provide for the next century's elderly, the potential advantages of there being more old people far outweigh the perceived drain on resources and that the ageing population promises a spreading pool of competence and human help to be drawn upon with enthusiasm.
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Practice guide Apr 2011
The impacts of sexual assault on women
This resource sheet gathers together the findings from a wide range of research into the impacts of sexual assault on adult women
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Practice guide Feb 2011
Sexual assault laws in Australia
Designed to "debunk" the technical language associated with legislation, so those without a legal background can make sense of sexual assault laws
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Practice guide Jun 2012
Asking women about intimate partner sexual violence
Aims to provide current information to those working in health care settings about how to approach the discussion of intimate partner sexual violence