Research programs
Defence and Veteran Family Research
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Information and experiences from Defence personnel and their families.
Research programs
Information and experiences from Defence personnel and their families.
Short article Dec 2020
This article outlines the evidence on food insecurity experiences for women and children affected by family violence and what works to support them.
Journal article Nov 2022
This study describes families' experiences of supporting veterans and emergency service first responders (ESFRs) to seek help for a mental health problem.
Commissioned report Oct 2018
Summary of the Family Wellbeing Study commissioned by the Australian Government Department of Defence and Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
Commissioned report Oct 2018
The Family Wellbeing Study examined the wellbeing of families of ADF members, transitioned ADF members and reservists.
Commissioned report Oct 2018
Part 2 of the Family Wellbeing study was designed to investigate how families manage the transition of ADF members into civilian life.
Family Matters article Oct 2009
Family Matters article on financial disadvantage and children's school readiness
Journal article Mar 2021
This article examines poverty rates across a 4‐year period, transitions into and out of poverty, and factors affecting post-separation pathways
Submission Feb 2023
Submission focusing on the experience of poverty and financial disadvantage in Australia.
Commissioned report Nov 2023
The findings in this report highlight opportunities for continued action to address intimate partner violence in the veteran community, a national priority for the Australian Government and the Department of Veterans' Affairs.