Short article Sep 2020
Practices that support parenting by parents with intellectual disability
This short article outlines the challenges faced by Australian parents with intellectual disability and best practice and policy responses.
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Short article Sep 2020
This short article outlines the challenges faced by Australian parents with intellectual disability and best practice and policy responses.
Media release Jun 2019
The often incompatible demands of work and family life typically have been viewed as a burden for mothers. However new research shows it is also affecting fathers.
Commissioned report Dec 2013
Examines mothers' transitions into and out of work and between jobs of different types as children grow or as new children are born.
Family Matters article Oct 2009
Articles in this issue address the interaction of policies, services and institutions, and the vulnerable with the employment prospects of those in out-of-home care; the economic consequences for single-parent families of the changes to the child support and the Welfare-to-Work reforms; and how the Victorian legal system has responded to family violence.
Submission Dec 2020
Feedback on NDS and NDIS Outcomes Frameworks Introductory Paper in December 2020 public consultation.
Research report Sep 2021
This paper presents an overview of reports on sharing housework at different times during 2020 from couples who live together and changes.
Short article Apr 2021
This short article presents research on adult family carers’ health and social wellbeing with implications for practitioners supporting parent carers.
Webinar May 2021
This webinar explored the social model of disability, how it relates to children’s mental health and considerations for working with children and families.
Media release Jun 2021
Despite relaxed COVID restrictions in most parts of the country, more Australians are taking up the option to work from home, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS).
Research report Jun 2021
This report looks at families' participation in employment and experiences of work-family balance using the second survey of the Families in Australia