Webinar Aug 2019
Supporting children after natural and human-induced disasters
This webinar discussed how practitioners can help children and families navigate the different stages of community trauma.
Webinar Aug 2019
This webinar discussed how practitioners can help children and families navigate the different stages of community trauma.
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 Nov 2020
This webinar explored opportunities for using collaborative, family-inclusive approaches to support families where a parent uses alcohol and/or other drugs.
Webinar Jan 2021
This webinar explored and demonstrated ways to identify and support food-insecure families.
Short article Jul 2019
This short article discusses how the risk of elder abuse may be heightened in rural and remote communities and proposes some ways to address this.
Short article Feb 2020
This short article discusses the experience of collective trauma and importance of community connections following natural disasters.
Research programs
The Families in Australia Survey survey series ran from May 2020 to December 2021. A particular focus was the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on family life.
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.
Media release Oct 2020
Young adult men are drinking alcohol at riskier levels than older men, and adolescent males are carrying early drinking habits with them into adulthood, according to research released today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS).
Journal article Nov 2021
This study describes the characteristics of a sample of parents who primarily smoke methamphetamine and their child or children's residential status.