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 Oct 2007
A discussion of problems in defining and understanding the complexities of stepfamilies, and differences between stepfamilies and nuclear families.
Research report May 1984
Investigates the effects of relinquishing a child on the subsequent adjustment of the mother
Research report Feb 1992
This document briefly outlines changes to the adoption scene in Australia in recent years
Research report Aug 2012
This report presents the findings of the National Research Study on the Service Response to Past Adoption Practices
Research report Jun 2006
This paper concerns the factor of wages in attracting income support recipients into the work force.
Family Matters article Aug 1993
The author alerts readers to problems associated with measuring income poverty and argues that definitions used in measuring income amongst white Australians are not always appropriate when measuring income poverty amongst Aborigines.
Family Matters article Aug 1992
Family Matters article Apr 1992
Using data from the Institute of Family Studies' Parents and Children after Marriage Breakdown study, the author examines the difficulties sole mothers encounter when they attempt to escape poverty by finding paid work.
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.