Short article Jun 2021
Alcohol use and related harm among adolescent males
This short article presents research into drinking behaviours of adolescent males, with implications for supporting young men and their families.
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Short article Jun 2021
This short article presents research into drinking behaviours of adolescent males, with implications for supporting young men and their families.
Commissioned report Dec 2019
This chapter provides a picture of the sleep patterns of children and adolescents between the ages of 6 and 17 years old.
Short article Mar 2016
Jamie Lee describes how the presence of family and domestic violence makes a difference to service response at Relationships Australia (SA).
Family Matters article Mar 2016
This article highlights the importance of systematic reviews for research synthesis, with the strength of this approach demonstrated through the authors’ recent Cochrane review into the effectiveness of school-based programs for the prevention of child sexual abuse.
Research programs
The Australian Gambling Research Centre (AGRC) conducts research on gambling behaviour, trends, harms, prevention, treatment and policy.
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).
Policy and practice paper Dec 2016
This paper offers guidance to the management of child protection and related services by drawing on occupational health literature
Research report Aug 2019
This early monitoring report is the first formal evaluation of the Commonwealth’s Child Care Package.
Research programs
An information exchange for practitioners, policy-makers and service providers working with children, families and communities.
Policy and practice paper Dec 2015
This paper presents an overview of the effects of domestic and family violence on children, and outlines a range of evidence-based responses