Research report Dec 1996
Citizen child: Australian law and children's rights
A collection of papers exploring the law and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in relation to a number of children's services areas.
Research report Dec 1996
A collection of papers exploring the law and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in relation to a number of children's services areas.
Family Matters article Apr 1997
Family Matters article Apr 1997
This article suggests that children are frequently left out of social policy and its analysis and, in the specific area of child protection policy, even though by definition it appears to be child oriented, adultist perspectives dominate.
Family Matters article Jun 1997
The column provides a snapshot of family research and policy issues from a range of research perspectives and geographic locations around Australia, this issue featuring reports from our corresponding consultants describing research that falls under the broad sub-headings of indigenous families and children and adolescents.
Family Matters article Sep 1997
Family Matters article Sep 1997
Policy and practice paper Sep 1997
Explores definitions of emotional abuse within legal, practice and research frameworks.
Research report Mar 1998
Draws on a 1996 survey of a national random sample of 25–70 year olds, to examine access to home ownership in the context of a changing labour market.
Policy and practice paper Apr 1998
Examines the effects of child sexual abuse on social, sexual and interpersonal functioning, and its role in the broader aspects of mental health.
Family Matters article Apr 1998
This article examines whether today's young families are able to enjoy the benefits of home ownership that previous generations have taken for granted, given the broad economic, political and demographic changes that have occurred in recent years.