Submission Sep 2008
Social impacts associated with drought
A preliminary analysis of data from the Regional and Rural Families Survey.
Submission Sep 2008
A preliminary analysis of data from the Regional and Rural Families Survey.
Practice guide May 2008
Provides information about young people's experiences of sexual assault and the problems / barriers they face to disclosing such experiences
Research snapshot May 2008
The Australian Institute of Family Studies has prepared this Facts Sheet on work and family balance to support the 2008 National Families Week
Policy and practice paper Apr 2008
Brief review of demographic, social and economic trends in rural, regional and remote Australia to provide background to service delivery.
Practice guide Mar 2008
This paper provides a review of contemporary research on the sexual assault of sex workers in Australia.
Policy and practice paper Feb 2008
Looking at "postvention"for families - activities that can assist those bereaved by suicide to cope with what has occurred.
Family Matters article Jan 2008
This article describes the old adversarial system of the the Family Law Act, prior to the 2006 amendments; judicial decision making; previous, smaller changes to children's cases; the development of the Children's Cases Program, a pilot program run by the Family Court in New South Wales; and less adversarial principles and duties under the new legislation.
Policy and practice paper Oct 2007
A discussion of problems in defining and understanding the complexities of stepfamilies, and differences between stepfamilies and nuclear families.
Practice guide Sep 2007
This paper is about vicarious trauma, a normal response to repeated exposure and empathetic engagement with traumatic material
Policy and practice paper Jul 2007
Provides evidence of the potential benefits of the child-inclusion model in dispute resolution with two successful applications.