Submission May 2023
Early Years Strategy
This submission outlines some of the influences on child development, highlighting other research by AIFS into early childhood education and care.
Submission May 2023
This submission outlines some of the influences on child development, highlighting other research by AIFS into early childhood education and care.
Webinar May 2023
This webinar will discuss how to support children’s participation in evaluation and how to think about ethics, participatory processes and data collection methods.
Webinar Apr 2023
This webinar will discuss online and digital methods to support the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.
Submission Feb 2023
The Australian Government has proposed amendments to the Family Law Act to ensure the best interests of children are prioritised and placed at the centre of the family law system.
Submission Jan 2023
This submission presents recommendations on the introduction of a national framework for measuring Australia’s wellbeing and progress.
Research programs
The National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health aims to build workforce capacity to better support children at risk of mental health conditions.
Webinar Aug 2022
This webinar will help practitioners to understand childhood bullying. It explores strategies to work with children experiencing bullying or engaging in bullying behaviour.
Research snapshot Jul 2022
This is a summary report about carer's needs by AIFS and Murawin, funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services. The government wanted to know what carers needed so they can attract more carers and keep carers for longer.
Research report Jul 2022
This is the final report from the research project Identifying Strategies to Better Support Foster, Kinship and Permanent Carers.
Short article Jul 2022
This short article describes the evidence on and impacts of discipline and behaviour management strategies for children.