Policy and practice paper Mar 2015
A review of kinship carer surveys
Review of kinship carer surveys to identify messages for policy and practice about the characteristics and support needs of kinship care families
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Policy and practice paper Mar 2015
Review of kinship carer surveys to identify messages for policy and practice about the characteristics and support needs of kinship care families
Journal article Jul 2023
This article highlights how the family law system continues to face challenges in producing safe and sustainable outcomes for families.
Commissioned report Dec 2019
This chapter provides a picture of the sleep patterns of children and adolescents between the ages of 6 and 17 years old.
Short article Mar 2016
Jamie Lee describes how the presence of family and domestic violence makes a difference to service response at Relationships Australia (SA).
Family Matters article Mar 2016
This article highlights the importance of systematic reviews for research synthesis, with the strength of this approach demonstrated through the authors’ recent Cochrane review into the effectiveness of school-based programs for the prevention of child sexual abuse.
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".
Short article Nov 2016
New reports show a lack of care for the cultural needs of many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in child protection and OOHC.
Research programs
The Australian Gambling Research Centre (AGRC) conducts research on gambling behaviour, trends, harms, prevention, treatment and policy.
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).
Webinar Dec 2023
This webinar will explore how professionals can work alongside parents who have a child with disability who communicates through behaviour.