Webinar Jul 2023
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A child and family services’ guide to the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC)
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Journal article Mar 2023
Do Australian adolescents with permission to drink at home engage in different alcohol use behaviours and experience more harms than those without such permission?
This research highlights potential links between parental alcohol consumption and parenting practices around alcohol and adolescent alcohol use and experience of related harms.
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Journal article Apr 2021
Adult Gambling Problems and Histories of Mental Health and Substance Use: Findings from a Prospective Multi-Wave Australian Cohort Study
Findings from this study suggest that gambling problems in adulthood may be related to the earlier development of other addictive behaviours, and that interventions targeting substance use from adolescence to young adulthood may confer additional gains in preventing later gambling behaviours.
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Submission Jan 2023
Submission to the Measuring What Matters Consultation
This submission presents recommendations on the introduction of a national framework for measuring Australia’s wellbeing and progress.
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Webinar Aug 2023
The positive impact of prosocial behaviours on mental health in children and adolescents
This webinar will explore recent LSAC research that found childhood prosocial behaviours are associated with positive adolescent mental health.
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Submission Oct 2022
Inquiry into the Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Cheaper Child Care) Bill 2022
Submission focusing on: trends in parental employment; current child care subsidy; child care use; child care affordability; the impact of the child care subsidy on parental employment.
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Short article Nov 2022
Supporting young people experiencing disadvantage to secure work
This short article provides an evidence overview and strategies for supporting young people experiencing disadvantage and unemployment.
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Research report Feb 2024
Factors, dynamics and effects of isolation for older people: an exploratory study
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.
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Research snapshot Feb 2024
Social isolation: Factors, dynamics and effects of isolation for older people
This snapshot discusses social isolation for older people being an objective lack of connection and interaction with social networks, which can include family, friends and community.
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Media release Feb 2024
Report shows isolation impacting older people
AIFS researchers are encouraging communities to better support older people, as a new report reveals the experiences and impacts of social and geographical isolation.