Policy and practice paper Apr 2012
Is resilience still a useful concept when working with children and young people?
A review of research on resilience, and how resilience is defined, measured and used in practice.
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Policy and practice paper Apr 2012
A review of research on resilience, and how resilience is defined, measured and used in practice.
Policy and practice paper Jul 2009
A survey of research projects by Family Relationship Centres, their concerns, usefulness of reflective practice and experience of research.
Policy and practice paper Jul 2007
Provides evidence of the potential benefits of the child-inclusion model in dispute resolution with two successful applications.
Policy and practice paper Oct 2007
Produced by the former National Child Protection Clearinghouse.
Research report Nov 1983
The paper suggests there has always been a proportion of people who remain single.
Family Matters article Dec 1991
This article presents an overview of some of the findings of the March 1991 census of the 69,275 full time active duty members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) taken by the Australian Institute of Family Studies, relating to family composition; characteristics of serving members; partners and partnerships; children at home; and work and family issues.
Family Matters article Jun 2007
This article considers the effects on the families of adult sexual assault victims, and how the reactions and responses of family members can help or hinder the victim's recovery.
Family Matters article Sep 2004
Family Matters article Apr 2002
This article discusses the Stronger Families Learning Exchange, established at the Australian Institute of Family Studies with the objective of contributing to the evidence base about the effectiveness of early interventions for families and communities.
Family Matters article Apr 1998
The column provides a snapshot of family research and policy issues from a range of research perspectives and geographic locations around Australia, and in particular covers in this issue, youth suicide prevention, sibling relationships and parental divorce, adolescent health, child protection, indigenous families and domestic violence.