Family Matters article Sep 1999
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Is the Australian family becoming an endangered species?
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Family Matters article Sep 1999
The Commonwealth Government's approach to family policy
This article outlines the government's objectives and achievements in family policy and reveals that future directions for family policy will focus on prevention and early intervention with a view to strengthening families.
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Research report Oct 1999
Youth suicide prevention programs and activities: National stocktake October 1999
This publication was compiled by the Australian Institute of Family Studies for the National Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy.
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Family Matters article Mar 2000
Recent government family initiatives
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Family Matters article Mar 2000
New employment policies, poverty and mothering
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Family Matters article Jun 2000
What role for social capital in family policy?
This paper outlines some of the potential benefits of social capital for government, business, communities and family life.
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Research report Jun 2000
Valuing young lives
Valuing Young Lives provides an overview of the Strategy, what it achieved and what was learned from the Strategy as a whole.
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Family Matters article Apr 2001
Establishing family policy in Britain?
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Family Matters article Apr 2001
Men's and women's reasons for not having children
Family Matters article on men's and women's reasons for not having children
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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.