Commissioned report Aug 2012
New father figures and fathers who live elsewhere
This report investigates children’s experiences of having a ‘new father figure’ moving into their home and of having a biological father who does not live with them.
Commissioned report Aug 2012
This report investigates children’s experiences of having a ‘new father figure’ moving into their home and of having a biological father who does not live with them.
Commissioned report Dec 2012
This paper compares the wellbeing of children in married- and cohabiting-parent families.
Commissioned report Dec 2014
Presents findings from Wave 3, conducted in 2012 with 9,028 parents five years after separation.
Family Matters article Jun 2015
In this article, we report on responses to questions about the appropriateness of three particular care-time parenting arrangements in situations in which a parent is currently "threatening or violent towards the other parent after separation".
Policy and practice paper Jul 2015
A review of the research on the effectiveness of relationship education and counselling
Research report Sep 2015
Does life satisfaction improve or decline as people grow older? What happens to people's outlook as they pass through the common events of life?
Policy and practice paper Oct 2015
This paper describes the characteristics of families using Children’s Contact Services, and outlines key issues for service provision in this area
Research report Oct 2015
Compares the experiences of parents who had separated either before or after the family law reforms were introduced.
Family Matters article Mar 2016
Family Matters article about research findings on marriage and relationship education
Short article Mar 2016
We recently spoke with Professor Sue Dyson about respectful relationships education, and its role in preventing domestic and family violence.