Policy and practice paper Dec 2006
Young people who sexually abuse: Key issues
This paper is about young people who have committed acts of sexual abuse. It is written for those who come across this issue in their day-to-day work
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Policy and practice paper Dec 2006
This paper is about young people who have committed acts of sexual abuse. It is written for those who come across this issue in their day-to-day work
Family Matters article Feb 2006
With data from the Growing Up in Australia study, this article provide estimates of the extent to which young children have contact with their grandparents including: living with grandparents; face-to-face contact; child-grandparent contact after parental separation; and regular care by grandparents.
Policy and practice paper May 2008
Examines bullying and its impact on young people’s health and wellbeing, and the significance of family relationships in dealing with bullying.
Research report May 1984
This paper focuses on the impact of death of a parent on children and their response to growing up in a one parent family.
Family Matters article Dec 1992
This article reports on three papers on children's rights and parental responsibilities presented at the fifth National Family Law Conference hosted by the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia in Perth in September 1992.
Family Matters article Aug 1992
This article examines the content and implications of the decision made in the case of In re Marion (1991) FLC 92-193, which considered the rights and responsibilities of the parents of an intellectually disabled teenage girl.
Family Matters article Sep 2010
This article describes a form of lawyer-assisted family dispute resolution (FDR), known as collaborative practice.
Family Matters article Jan 2008
This 'family law update' examines recent developments in Australian family law, mid-way through the phased-in family law system reform period.
Research report Oct 2011
This paper describes re-development of the outcome indices for Growing Up in Australia, The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, as at Wave 3.
Family Matters article Apr 2001
This article describes some of the common themes and concerns shared by key researchers in children's health and development at a recent meeting held at the Australian Institute of Family Studies to discuss the formation of a new national Research Partnership for Developmental Health and Wellbeing.