Family Matters article Oct 2014
The experience of choice in voluntary relinquishment
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This article explores the concept of choice among mothers who voluntarily relinquish their child for adoption.
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Family Matters article Oct 2014
This article explores the concept of choice among mothers who voluntarily relinquish their child for adoption.
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 Aug 2019
This early monitoring report is the first formal evaluation of the Commonwealth’s Child Care Package.
Research report Jul 2020
This first snapshot from our Families Then and Now series outlines changes in the housing arrangements of Australian families from 1980 to today.
Research report Mar 2015
Estimates for men and women are derived from longitudinal data from Australia, Germany, Korea, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States
Short article Aug 2022
Done well, co-design in child protection and out-of-home care research can bring new insights, improving professional knowledge, resources and service design.
News item Jul 2023
The biennial AIFS Conference is the Institute’s showcase event.
Commissioned report Jan 2017
Best practice guidance on how support services can develop and maintain networks that are positive, sustainable, and work to meet client needs.
Commissioned report Feb 2014
The study proposes service model options that could enhance and complement existing support services.
Research report Apr 2016
Sets out the principles of good practice that underpin effective support services: accountability; accessibility; and effectiveness and diversity.