Family Matters article Apr 2017
Supported playgroups for parents and children
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This article assesses the evidence on the benefits of supported playgroups for parents and children.
Family Matters article Apr 2017
This article assesses the evidence on the benefits of supported playgroups for parents and children.
Practice guide Apr 2017
Practical guidance for involving children in child-safe organisations, based on what children and young people have said themselves
Commissioned report Oct 2016
Around 43 per cent of children under the age of 13 grow up in complex families.
Commissioned report Sep 2016
69% of Australian primary school children attend government schools, 19% attend Catholic primary schools and 12% attend independent primary schools.
Research report Aug 2016
Explores the behaviour of separated parents by exploring the psychology of post-separation parental disputes and then interrogating three data sets.
Short article Aug 2016
Findings from a large research study on Australia's family law system tell a complicated story.
Research report Oct 2015
Compares the experiences of parents who had separated either before or after the family law reforms were introduced.
Policy and practice paper Oct 2015
This paper describes the characteristics of families using Children’s Contact Services, and outlines key issues for service provision in this area
Family Matters article Jun 2015
In this article, we report on responses to questions about the appropriateness of three particular care-time parenting arrangements in situations in which a parent is currently "threatening or violent towards the other parent after separation".
Research report May 2015
What types of childcare are Australian parents choosing for their children?