Family Matters article Oct 2014
The role and efficacy of Independent Children's Lawyers
This article summarises the key findings from the AIFS study into the role, use and efficacy of Independent Children's Lawyers.
Family Matters article Oct 2014
This article summarises the key findings from the AIFS study into the role, use and efficacy of Independent Children's Lawyers.
Family Matters article Oct 2009
Family Matters article on financial disadvantage and children's school readiness
Family Matters article Oct 2009
Articles in this issue address the interaction of policies, services and institutions, and the vulnerable with the employment prospects of those in out-of-home care; the economic consequences for single-parent families of the changes to the child support and the Welfare-to-Work reforms; and how the Victorian legal system has responded to family violence.
Research report Oct 2015
Compares the experiences of parents who had separated either before or after the family law reforms were introduced.
Research report Jun 2018
This Research Report investigates the experiences and needs of young people whose parents have separated and have accessed the family law system.
Research report Aug 2019
This early monitoring report is the first formal evaluation of the Commonwealth’s Child Care Package.
Research snapshot May 2018
This Research Snapshot focuses on carers' reports on their access to and views on service support.
Research snapshot May 2018
This Research Snapshot focuses on carers' reports on training they had received and the degree of contact with their caseworker.
Research snapshot May 2018
This Research Snapshot explores the thoughts and feelings of carers of out-of-home-care children about their care experience
Research snapshot May 2018
This Research Snapshot directs attention to carers' wellbeing and their family relationships.