Research report Feb 2016
Elder abuse: Understanding issues, frameworks and responses
This report provides a broad analysis of the issues raised by elder abuse in the Australian context.
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Research report Feb 2016
This report provides a broad analysis of the issues raised by elder abuse in the Australian context.
Study Feb 2023
AIFS has been funded by the Commonwealth Attorney General’s Department to perform an evaluation of Australia’s first National Plan to Respond to the Abuse of Older Australians (Elder Abuse) 2019–2023 (the National Plan).
Research snapshot Feb 2024
This snapshot discusses what factors give rise to isolation and how it is experienced by older people.
Research report Feb 2024
This report sets out the findings of the Factors, Dynamics and Effects of Isolation for Older People: An Exploratory Study with the aim to investigate and understand the experiences and needs of isolated older people in New South Wales.
Webinar Jan 2021
This webinar explored and demonstrated ways to identify and support food-insecure families.
Webinar Feb 2021
This webinar explored how practitioners can support families experiencing the effects of homelessness.
Research programs
The Families in Australia Survey survey series ran from May 2020 to December 2021. A particular focus was the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on family life.
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.
Research report Nov 2021
This snapshot reports on families’ experiences of financial concerns and stresses at May–June 2021, as captured in the third survey.
Commissioned report Oct 2018
Summary of the Family Wellbeing Study commissioned by the Australian Government Department of Defence and Department of Veterans’ Affairs.