Facts and figures May 2019
Young people living with their parents
This factsheet shows that more young people are choosing to stay at home and live with their parents into their early adulthood.
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Facts and figures May 2019
This factsheet shows that more young people are choosing to stay at home and live with their parents into their early adulthood.
Policy and practice paper Sep 2014
An overview of the current evidence on who is likely to be a perpetrator of child abuse and neglect
Resource sheet Jan 2017
This page contains selected web resources relating to family violence.
Resource sheet Jan 2017
This page contains selected web-resources relating to child abuse and neglect prevention.
Resource sheet Jan 2017
This page contains selected web-resources relating to child abuse and neglect.
Short article Mar 2019
Article based on a presentation given at the AIFS 2018 Conference by Dr Tim Reddel from the Department of Social Services.
Media release Oct 2016
Two in five Australian children live in households with more complex family relationships at some stage during their childhood, according to long-term research by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Short article May 2018
The Family Matters Report 2017 highlights that rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in care have worsened over the last 10 years.
Family Matters article Nov 2016
This article addresses criticisms of the Family Law DOORS (FL-DOORS) whole-of-family risk screening tool designed for use across the family law sector, following on from an earlier evaluation study by the Australian Institute for Family Studies that claimed only limited take-up of the tool, and presents new evidence on current use of and research with the FL-DOORS, referring to data from over 7,200 cases.
Webinar May 2017
This webinar explained how funders, managers and practitioners can ensure their program's target group, activities and outcomes are in alignment.