Short article Oct 2019
Parenting pre-teens: A pivotal time for children and parents
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This short article explores the challenges and opportunities for parents of children in the pre-teen years, based on a recent survey.
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Short article Oct 2019
This short article explores the challenges and opportunities for parents of children in the pre-teen years, based on a recent survey.
Short article Jun 2020
This short article outlines how out-of-home care caseworkers can support contact between children and their birth families during social restrictions.
Short article Sep 2020
This short article outlines the challenges faced by Australian parents with intellectual disability and best practice and policy responses.
Research programs
The Australian Gambling Research Centre (AGRC) conducts research on gambling behaviour, trends, harms, prevention, treatment and policy.
Research programs
Examining the nature of elder abuse and its prevalence in the Australian population
Media release Aug 2020
More working mums, a marginally narrowing gender pay gap, and increased household wealth are just a few of the economic shifts people in Australia have lived through over the last 40 years, according to new research released by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS).
Policy and practice paper Feb 2018
This paper provides a national overview and comparison of cross-agency responses to severe child abuse.
Webinar Oct 2019
This webinar discussed how practitioners working with parents affected by alcohol and other drug use can enhance their child-focused practice.
Webinar Jul 2020
This webinar discussed how practitioners can engage with fathers who use domestic and family violence.
Webinar Oct 2020
This webinar explored how practitioners working with families experiencing gambling harm can support parents to further improve outcomes for thems