Commissioned report Dec 2019
Growing Up in Australia: Annual Statistical Report 2018
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This is the ninth volume in the LSAC Annual Statistical Report series, which uses data from the last seven waves of the study.
Commissioned report Dec 2019
This is the ninth volume in the LSAC Annual Statistical Report series, which uses data from the last seven waves of the study.
Research programs
Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) is a major study following the development of 10,000 children and families from all parts of Australia. The study commenced in 2004.
Commissioned report Jul 2020
Report published by ANROWS showing that many young people who engage in harmful sexual behaviours have their own history of childhood trauma.
Commissioned report Dec 2019
This chapter describes levels of gambling involvement and gambling-related problems among 16–17 year olds and their parents.
Media release Dec 2019
A new national study has found 16 per cent of Australian teenagers aged 16-17 years reported spending money on some form of gambling activity in the previous 12 months, with some gambling illegally because they were underage.
Commissioned report Oct 2017
This report developed a framework to analyse and present information about historical influences on institutional child sexual abuse (1950-2014).
Family Matters article Dec 2014
This article provides an overview of the study, including design and data collection methods, sample recruitment and retention, topics and measures, use of the participants' own words, and selected findings.
Media release Feb 2021
Findings from Wave 7 of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) show how female friendships increase resilience and wellbeing in girls and young women.
Policy and practice paper Jun 2017
An exploration of strategies to engage and address issues for family members who are continuing to live with domestic violence.
Research snapshot May 2019
This article shows that while mothers’ work circumstances change considerably after having a child, fathers’ tend to change very little.