Resource sheet Aug 2023
Reporting child abuse and neglect
Information on how to report suspected child abuse and neglect, including key contacts in each state and territory.
Resource sheet Aug 2023
Information on how to report suspected child abuse and neglect, including key contacts in each state and territory.
Research programs
An information exchange for practitioners, policy-makers and service providers working with children, families and communities.
Media release Jun 2020
Young people make up a significant proportion of individuals engaging in unwanted or harmful sexual behaviours against children.
Media release Oct 2020
Young adult men are drinking alcohol at riskier levels than older men, and adolescent males are carrying early drinking habits with them into adulthood, according to research released today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS).
Family Matters article Jun 2015
This article explores the lived experience of having a sibling with a problematic substance use issue, and how this affects the adult sibling relationship.
Family Matters article Apr 2017
This article assesses the evidence on the benefits of supported playgroups for parents and children.
Webinar Sep 2020
This webinar offered insight into the experience for researchers and participants engaging in research involving children and young people.
Submission Jan 2020
Findings from Terms of Reference set out by Joint Select Committee on Australia’s Family Law System.
Journal article Nov 2021
This study describes the characteristics of a sample of parents who primarily smoke methamphetamine and their child or children's residential status.
Short article Oct 2016
Nadine Liddy discusses how the National Youth Settlement Framework supports services to respond more effectively to the needs of young people.