Research report Oct 2001
How should family services respond to 'Children in Need'?
Should family service agencies in Australia adopt the Children in Need system?
Research report Oct 2001
Should family service agencies in Australia adopt the Children in Need system?
Family Matters article Apr 2002
This article discusses the Stronger Families Learning Exchange, established at the Australian Institute of Family Studies with the objective of contributing to the evidence base about the effectiveness of early interventions for families and communities.
Research report Nov 2002
This paper reviews the evidence on the impact of the United States welfare reforms on a wide range of outcomes
Policy and practice paper Dec 2002
Examines the development and provision of family support that helps to prevent child abuse and family violence.
Family Matters article Dec 2002
Policy and practice paper Sep 2003
Explores the ease with which families can access child abuse and neglect prevention programs.
Family Matters article Sep 2004
Family Matters article Sep 2004
Family Matters article Sep 2004
This article explores the risk factors associated with adolescent antisocial behaviour, as well as the factors that might promote resilience against this outcome, drawing on data from the Australian Temperament Project.
Family Matters article Feb 2005
In this article the author summarises the new measures of the 2004 federal budget, described as a families budget, and the media commentary evoked, and asks what these measures might mean in the context of the Government's fourth term agenda.