Research snapshot Mar 2022
Looking back, looking forward
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Looking back, looking forward presents a summary of findings on how Australian families experienced 2021 and their hopes for 2022.
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Research snapshot Mar 2022
Looking back, looking forward presents a summary of findings on how Australian families experienced 2021 and their hopes for 2022.
Practice guide Jun 2024
This practice guide provides an overview of what uncertainty and uncertainty tolerance are and their significance to professional practice.
Research snapshot May 2016
Becoming a mother heralds a dramatic change in the lives of Australian women.
Media release Mar 2022
A new report from AIFS, based on a survey conducted at the end of 2020, shows the importance of help, support and connection from family at the time of pregnancy and new parenthood. This includes the family you live with as well as family living elsewhere.
Media release May 2023
A new report by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) has found that women are increasingly remaining employed when they take time off to have a baby, demonstrating the uptake of parental leave in recent years.
Family Matters article Mar 2016
Family Matters article on parent-only care
Commissioned report Mar 2013
Drawing on data from LSAC this report examines the impact of joblessness and part-time work on the wellbeing of parents and their children.
Commissioned report Aug 2023
This snapshot compares the education and employment status of adolescents from the K cohort against their parents’ Centrelink data from 2002 to 2017.
Webinar May 2020
This webinar explored the potential impact of COVID-19 on young care leavers, and strategies to strengthen their social and emotional wellbeing.
Webinar Jun 2020
A Families in Focus webinar. This webinar discussed how New Zealand's Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy’s framework can guide government policy and service responses for children.