Policy and practice paper May 2008
Working with families concerned with school-based bullying
Examines bullying and its impact on young people’s health and wellbeing, and the significance of family relationships in dealing with bullying.
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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.
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.
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 Jun 2001
This article describes the background to the UK's Sure Start early intervention program, looks at what it offers and what it aims to achieve, then reviews the early experience of program implementation to draw out some initial lessons for policy makers who may be thinking of developing similar initiatives.
Research report Dec 1989
Commissioned by the International Literacy Year Secretariat
Family Matters article Sep 2012
Family Matters article on children starting school
Research report Nov 1983
The paper suggests there has always been a proportion of people who remain single.
Family Matters article Jun 1995
Family Matters article Jun 2001
Research report May 1984
Investigates the effects of relinquishing a child on the subsequent adjustment of the mother