Short article Oct 2017
Child maltreatment, homelessness and youth offending
This article examines the role of homelessness in the link between child maltreatment and youth offending.
Short article Oct 2017
This article examines the role of homelessness in the link between child maltreatment and youth offending.
Policy and practice paper May 2011
In this paper, we look at the issues facing those responsible for ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children in the context of parental separation.
Family Matters article Apr 1994
In the context of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, this article looks critically at the attitudes of Australians to the payment of child maintenance and the introduction of the Child Support Scheme.
Family Matters article Sep 2000
Family Matters article May 2010
Family Matters article on economic consequences for single-parent families of child support and Welfare to Work reforms
Family Matters article Mar 2000
Family Matters article May 2004
Policy and practice paper Apr 2004
This paper provides a review of legislation and services delivered to Indigenous communities in Canada, the United States and New Zealand.
Family Matters article Dec 2011
Family Matters article on childhood trauma and directions for clinical interventions
Media release Jul 2018
Children and young people want to be heard more often in family law decision-making and to have their views taken seriously by both parents and professionals, according to a new report by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.