Family Matters article Sep 1997
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Family Matters article Sep 1997
New Framework for Child Abuse Prevention
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Family Matters article Sep 1997
Latest trends - Children, Divorce and One-parent Families
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Family Matters article Sep 1997
Latest trends - Teenage Ex-nuptial Births
There have been some concerns that Australian teenage exnuptial births are rising and this article looks at the latest trends in this area. Although the rate has been increasing, it has not been growing as fast as the rate of increase of exnuptial births to older women.
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Family Matters article Sep 1997
Australian Family Research and Policy News
This column is designed to keep readers informed of contemporary developments that matter to families.
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Family Matters article Apr 1997
Two views of the AIFS Australian Family Research Conference
This article presents two views of the Australian Institute of Family Studies' Fifth Australian Family Research Conference: one looking at the nature of family studies, another summarising some of the themes introduced by keynote speakers at the conference, including policy research and policy development, corporate responsibility and the family, and economic restructuring and family living standards, and how they were developed in a range of papers.
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Family Matters article Aug 1994
International Year of the Family: Around the States and Territories
This article presents a roundup of some of the various themes and programs that have unfolded nationally and at the state level for International Year of the Family.
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Family Matters article Mar 1995
Child protection or family support? Finding a balance
This article provides an overview of research into child protection in the United Kingdom, and looks at issues such as definitions of child abuse, setting thresholds for abuse and intervention, numbers of children at risk of abuse and numbers of children referred into the child protection process.
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Family Matters article Mar 1995
Child Protection Services in Victoria
This article examines the child protection system in Victoria in relation to reporting rates, outcomes, service design, types of abuse being notified and who is notifying.
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Family Matters article Mar 1995
The role of police in physical domestic violence
This article presents survey findings of 185 adults around their views on police intervention in domestic violence situations to explore the level of community support for the enforcement of the criminal process when physical violence against women occurs in the family home.