Research report Feb 1999
What future for family research?
Over the last twenty years, the Australian Institute of Family Studies has established itself as a key centre for research on the family in Australia.
Research report Feb 1999
Over the last twenty years, the Australian Institute of Family Studies has established itself as a key centre for research on the family in Australia.
Research report Mar 2014
This report was commissioned to examine the implementation of criminal justice system reforms and their impact on the victim/survivor experience.
Policy and practice paper Sep 1998
Overview of parent education and the effectiveness of parent education interventions in the prevention of child maltreatment.
Family Matters article Aug 1991
this paper discusses the Institute's plans to develop a series of family policy position papers that may serve as a basis for Australia-wide discussion on whether family life is valued sufficiently in public policies and programs, and two documents that may serve as a starting point for those position papers.
Policy and practice paper Dec 1995
Current issues of child sexual abuse, perpetrator characteristics, the "backlash" against child abuse, ritual abuse and prevention initiatives.
Policy and practice paper Apr 2014
This paper aims to provide a broad overview of child neglect, one of the most common forms of maltreatment.
Family Matters article Apr 1997
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.
Practice guide Nov 2013
Research summary aims to contribute to and clarify the debate around false allegations of sexual assault by providing a summary of recent literature
Practice guide Jun 2005
Review theoretical approaches to trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation, and examines current legislative, policy and services responses.
Family Matters article Dec 2002
In this article evidence from 21 OECD countries is used to describe the recent trajectory of fertility change in advanced industrialised countries, to identify changes in the nature of the trade-offs between work and family and to establish which family friendly policy measures are most conducive to high levels of fertility.