Practice guide Jul 2015
Cultural competency in the delivery of health services for Indigenous people
This paper examines the Australian and international evidence on cultural competence in health care settings.
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Practice guide Jul 2015
This paper examines the Australian and international evidence on cultural competence in health care settings.
Research report Mar 2015
People living alone now account for a quarter of all Australian households.
Family Matters article Mar 2016
The first aim of this paper is to establish whether and how the number of young children people have and the age of their youngest child are associated with the quantity and quality of their sleep.
Short article Jun 2017
In the context of rising housing costs and financial stress, parental separation in low-income families can trigger greater risk of homelessness.
Webinar Jul 2017
This webinar explored options for working with families where fathers who use violence continue to have extensive contact with children.
Practice guide Dec 2013
This fact sheet reviews the evidence on what works, what doesn't, and what further research is needed.
Media release Mar 2015
A quarter of all Australian households are now lone person households, according to a new demographic trends paper released today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Family Matters article Mar 2016
This article explores mothers' experiences with the child support scheme in Australia, highlighting how interactions with the Department of Human Services-Child Support (DHS-CS) agency can facilitate or undermine the receipt of child support.
Family Matters article Jul 2013
Family Matters article on post-separation parenting and financial arrangements over time
Family Matters article Dec 2012
The main purpose of this paper is to use Footprints in Time: The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC) to provide information on the post-separation arrangements of Indigenous households.