Family Matters article Aug 1991
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Family Matters article Jun 1995
Sexuality education
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Policy and practice paper Dec 2001
Strategic Directions in Child Protection
This document presents the 12 commissioned reports on aspects of child protection service and policy
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Policy and practice paper Feb 2008
Strengthening Aboriginal family functioning: What works and why?
Insights into the protective effects and risks that influence forms of functioning among Aboriginal families.
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Policy and practice paper Sep 2007
Supporting carers
Looks at what type of support carers needed to continue in their caring role, and barriers that made it difficult to provide appropriate care
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Family Matters article Feb 2007
The economic value of harvesting wild resources to the Indigenous community of the Wallis Lake Catchment, NSW
This article provides estimates of the economic benefits derived from the use of wild resources to the Indigenous community of the Wallis Lake catchment in New South Wales.
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Family Matters article Aug 1993
The first Australians: Kinship, family and identity
This paper on Aboriginal families and kinship begins by briefly discussing what Aboriginal life was like before 'British invasion' in 1788, then examines current Aboriginal family life and how Aborigines have retained their Aboriginal identity.
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Family Matters article Feb 2007
The intergenerational effects of forced separation on the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal children and young people
This paper seeks to address the gap in empirical data to scientifically document the nature and extent of the intergenerational effects of both forced separation and forced relocation on Indigenous families in terms of social and cultural dislocation, as well as its impact on the health and well being of subsequent generations.
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Policy and practice paper Nov 2005
The recruitment, retention, and support of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander foster carers
Examines the recruitment, retention, training, assessment and support of Aboriginal and Torres people caring for children removed from their parents
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Family Matters article Apr 1994
The rights of indigenous peoples in the International Year of the Family
This article, the second of four papers focusing on disadvantaged families in this issue of 'Family Matters', begins by examining the historical relationship between the state and indigenous peoples of Australia.