Family Matters article Aug 1994
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Family Matters article Aug 1994
Families, young people and the risk of sexually transmitted diseases
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Family Matters article Aug 1994
Questioning popular representations of 'youth'
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Family Matters article Aug 1994
Young people living on the urban fringe
This article examines the access of 12-19 year olds living on the urban fringes of Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide in 1991-92 to education, employment, entertainment and leisure, and compares their situation with that of their inner-city counterparts.
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Family Matters article Dec 1994
Young adults and friendship
This article reports on findings from the Becoming Adult Study, a study of 138 23-year olds conducted by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
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Family Matters article Mar 1995
Child protection or family support? Finding a balance
This article provides an overview of research into child protection in the United Kingdom, and looks at issues such as definitions of child abuse, setting thresholds for abuse and intervention, numbers of children at risk of abuse and numbers of children referred into the child protection process.
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Family Matters article Mar 1995
Child Protection Services in Victoria
This article examines the child protection system in Victoria in relation to reporting rates, outcomes, service design, types of abuse being notified and who is notifying.
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Family Matters article Jun 1995
Child abuse and other family violence
This article examines the links between child abuse and domestic violence, discusses aspects of the inter-relationship between the two forms of violence, and identifies issues in professional assessment and management of suspected child abuse cases.
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Family Matters article Jun 1995
Sexuality education
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Family Matters article Sep 1995
Australia's Child Support Scheme
This article looks at the history and current status of Australia's Child Support scheme, considering issues such as collection rate, collection enforcement, delivery of payments, split between bureaucracies, client relations, discrimination against Stage One children, and discrimination against non-custodial parents.