Family Matters article Feb 2006
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Teenage mothers
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Practice guide May 2013
The application of motivational interviewing techniques for engaging "resistant" families
Information about applying motivational interviewing techniques to support parents to enhance the safety and wellbeing of their children
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Policy and practice paper Nov 2006
The changing role of grandparents
A discussion of grandparents' roles in caring for children and ways in which service providers can support them.
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Policy and practice paper Apr 2006
The effectiveness of parent education and home visiting child maltreatment prevention programs
This paper investigates the effectiveness of child maltreatment prevention programs.
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Research report Oct 2010
The impact of child support payments on the labour supply decisions of resident mothers
This report analyses the effect of receipt of child support payments on the labour supply of resident mothers.
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Research report Dec 1989
The social costs of inadequate literacy: A report for International Literacy Year
Commissioned by the International Literacy Year Secretariat
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Short article Sep 2017
The transition from out-of-home care and offending behaviours
Young people leaving care have specific needs and are at greater risk of contact with the justice system.
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Family Matters article Jun 2001
The UK Sure Start Program
This article describes the background to the UK's Sure Start early intervention program, looks at what it offers and what it aims to achieve, then reviews the early experience of program implementation to draw out some initial lessons for policy makers who may be thinking of developing similar initiatives.
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Short article Mar 2019
Using people-centred evidence to shape policy
Article based on a presentation given at the AIFS 2018 Conference by Dr Tim Reddel from the Department of Social Services.
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Resource sheet Jan 2017
Web resources: Grandparents
This page contains selected web resources relating to grandparents.