Short article Apr 2017
Barriers to formal and informal supports for refugee families in Australia
Recent research highlights the importance of formal support services and informal social supports for refugee families resettling in Australia.
Short article Apr 2017
Recent research highlights the importance of formal support services and informal social supports for refugee families resettling in Australia.
Family Matters article Oct 2014
This article introduces 'Building a New Life in Australia', a new longitudinal study that will investigate the settlement pathways and outcomes of newly arrived humanitarian migrants, and explains its conceptualisation and development, design, topics covered, recruitment, and the survey methodology for Wave 1 data collection.
Webinar Feb 2019
This webinar discussed an approach to building coping strategies for parents and young children, with a focus on families from CALD backgrounds.
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.
Webinar May 2016
This webinar described what community engagement involves, how it's done, and how it can improve outcomes for children and families.
Webinar May 2015
This webinar drew upon recent work undertaken by MYAN to explore good practice when working with adolescents from refugee & migrant backgrounds
Short article Dec 2018
We highlight key findings of a recent report on the health and wellbeing of children and young people in Tasmania.
Short article Mar 2019
This short article summarises recent findings on the economic participation, social participation and wellbeing of young humanitarian migrants.
Media release Jan 2016
The Australian Institute of Family Studies today released a new fact sheet detailing key findings from a groundbreaking study on the settlement of humanitarian migrants.
Short article Apr 2017
Recent research with refugee families and specialist service providers highlights areas where service systems can be improved.