Research report Aug 2012
Past Adoption Experiences
This report presents the findings of the National Research Study on the Service Response to Past Adoption Practices
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Research report Aug 2012
This report presents the findings of the National Research Study on the Service Response to Past Adoption Practices
Policy and practice paper Jun 2012
Examines the importance of listening to the perspectives of young people on their experiences of parental separation.
Policy and practice paper May 2012
Outlines definitions of cyberbullying, differences between cyberbullying and offline bullying, and parents' roles in dealing with cyberbullying.
Media release Feb 2012
Changes to Australia’s adoption rates and practices are drawn together in a new detailed facts sheet released today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Research snapshot Feb 2012
Summary of the ways in which adoption currently operates, past adoption practices, and the potential impacts adoption has on those involved.
Family Matters article Aug 2011
This article examines recent literature regarding adolescent-parent relationships, and explores the evidence for family-based interventions to address problems occurring in adolescence.
Family Matters article Apr 2011
This article discusses the wealth of material on adoption in Australia, which include historical records, analyses of historical practices, case studies, expert opinions, personal testimony provided to two parliamentary inquiries, but the limited empirical research on the issue of past-adoption practices and its impact on those involved.
Family Matters article Sep 2010
Family Matters article on teenagers and household work
Family Matters article Sep 2010
This paper reports on a project conducted in the Australian Capital Territory where young people talked about how their lives had been affected by parental alcohol or other drug use.
Submission Jun 2010
A range of studies and sources relevant information to the Joint Select Committee on Cyber-Safety.