Resource sheet Jan 2017
Web resources: Indigenous families
This page contains selected web resources relating to indigenous families
Resource sheet Jan 2017
This page contains selected web resources relating to indigenous families
Media release Oct 2016
Two in five Australian children live in households with more complex family relationships at some stage during their childhood, according to long-term research by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Media release May 2017
Australian men who become stay-at-home dads while their partners go out to work are still comparatively rare, despite a growing perception their numbers are on the rise.
Policy and practice paper Oct 2007
Produced by the former National Child Protection Clearinghouse
Policy and practice paper Feb 2014
Australian research into FIFO work practices suggests this lifestyle has a range of effects on children and on family relationships.
Policy and practice paper Jan 2013
This paper reviews recent Australian and international research on the long-term effects of child sexual abuse
Policy and practice paper Aug 2012
A review of research on building safe and supportive families and communities for Indigenous children in Australia.
Policy and practice paper Mar 2008
Reporting on factors that may influence fathers' involvement with services and the competence of practitioners to engage with fathers.
Policy and practice paper Feb 2008
Insights into the protective effects and risks that influence forms of functioning among Aboriginal families.
Policy and practice paper Oct 2007
A discussion of problems in defining and understanding the complexities of stepfamilies, and differences between stepfamilies and nuclear families.