Submission Mar 2009
Inquiry into the Bullying of Children and Young People
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Impact of bullying, and the role families can play in preventing and responding to bullying.
Submission Mar 2009
Impact of bullying, and the role families can play in preventing and responding to bullying.
Submission Nov 2009
Research related to the impact of suicide on families, suicide postvention and mental health issues.
Submission Jun 2010
A range of studies and sources relevant information to the Joint Select Committee on Cyber-Safety.
Submission Mar 2014
A general response to the public consultation document Enhancing Online Safety for Children.
Family Matters article Apr 2001
This article represents a shortened version of the Executive Summary of a report by the authors of research undertaken into the operation of the Family Law Reform Act 1995, from the time it came into effect in June 1996 to the end of 1999.
Short article Dec 2017
A short overview of the final report released by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse on 15 December 2017.
Short article Jan 2018
Professor Daryl Higgins reflects on the findings from the Royal Commission and considers how organisational leaders can best respond.
Media release Aug 2017
New research by the Australian Institute of Family Studies has recorded high rates of self-harm and suicidal behaviour among Australian teenagers.
Policy and practice paper Sep 1997
Explores definitions of emotional abuse within legal, practice and research frameworks.
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.