Policy and practice paper Aug 2021
What contributes to placement moves in out-of-home care?
This paper presents evidence from a scoping review on the factors that influence the stability of placement moves for children in out-of-home care.
Policy and practice paper Aug 2021
This paper presents evidence from a scoping review on the factors that influence the stability of placement moves for children in out-of-home care.
Short article Aug 2021
‘Permanency’ in out-of-home care should promote a sense of belonging from a secure home, emotionally connected relationships and right to culture.
Webinar Sep 2021
This webinar explored what ‘stability’ means in out-of-home care and offered strategies for achieving positive outcomes for children and carers.
Webinar Oct 2021
This webinar explored practitioners’ child-centred work with separating parents to support the child’s wellbeing and parent–child relationship.
Short article Jul 2016
How many children are in the child protection system? How can we improve the system's response to these children and their families?
Short article Aug 2016
Findings from a large research study on Australia's family law system tell a complicated story.
Family Matters article Mar 2016
"Why are families important?" This article reflects on some of AIFS recent learnings about families to inform investment in future policy directions.
Media release Dec 2020
Using findings from the first wave of the Families in Australia Survey, this article looks at support in families and social networks during COVID.
Media release Jul 2021
New research by the Australian Institute of Family Studies shows one in five Australian women changed their plans of having children because of COVID-19, and one in seven women indicated that COVID-19 likely impacted on when they would have children, with the majority of this cohort (92%) choosing to delay having children.
Research report May 2021
This report looks at connection with others - from family members living elsewhere to the local community.