Practice guide Sep 2007
"Feeling heavy"
This paper is about vicarious trauma, a normal response to repeated exposure and empathetic engagement with traumatic material
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Practice guide Sep 2007
This paper is about vicarious trauma, a normal response to repeated exposure and empathetic engagement with traumatic material
Family Matters article Mar 1996
This article examines the level of success of Medicare in enabling low income families to receive free basic medical care, based on data from the Australian Living Standards Study (ALSS) conducted by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Family Matters article Apr 1992
This article discusses the impact of recent social change on men, and questions the continued existence of the supposedly 'invisible father'.
Media release Aug 2015
One in four Australian partnered mothers and fathers believe that the male breadwinner model is better for the family, according to new research published today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Research report Jun 1984
Monograph looks at the nature of housing in Australia and the ways in which housing policies have affected families and the quality of family life.
Practice guide Feb 2014
Paper aims to provide an overview of complex trauma as a concept for classifying a varying range of symptomatology.
Family Matters article Mar 1996
In this article data collected by the Australian Institute of Family Studies in its Australian Living Standards Study (ALSS) is used to examine first, the extent of financial advantages available to home owners and, second, which areas had the greatest gains and losses.
Short article Feb 2018
We highlight some of the changing trends in workforce participation and home ownership that impact on Australia’s wellbeing.
Media release May 2017
Australian men who become stay-at-home dads while their partners go out to work are still comparatively rare, despite a growing perception their numbers are on the rise.
Media release May 2019
The birth of a child changes little for Australian fathers’ working lives, according to an analysis of employment trends in the past few decades by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.