Submission Nov 2009
Inquiry into Suicide in Australia
Research related to the impact of suicide on families, suicide postvention and mental health issues.
Submission Nov 2009
Research related to the impact of suicide on families, suicide postvention and mental health issues.
Family Matters article Jun 2009
Family Matters article on insights into the concept of social exclusion
Family Matters article Mar 2009
This paper updates the Office of Evaluation and Audit 1997 report that evaluated the The Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) scheme developed as a response to the perceived social threat of "sit-down money" to Indigenous communities in the 1970s.
Submission Feb 2009
Health, welfare, education and security of children in regional and remote Indigenous communities.
Family Matters article Sep 2008
Family Matters article
Family Matters article Jun 2008
Recent reforms to the family law and Child Support Scheme systems in Australia emphasise the importance of shared parental responsibility after separation and the best interests of the child, and stress the key themes of: joint financial responsibility; substantial child contact with each parent where possible; shared decision-making by parents; and, assistance to reduce conflict and improve communication between separated parents.
Practice guide May 2008
This Wrap includes the historical and contemporary aspects of sexual assault as they impact on Indigenous people
Family Matters article Apr 2008
This article describes the history and development of the Parenting Orders Program in Australia, and discusses the findings of an evaluation of one of these programs.
Policy and practice paper Feb 2008
Looking at "postvention"for families - activities that can assist those bereaved by suicide to cope with what has occurred.
Policy and practice paper Feb 2008
Insights into the protective effects and risks that influence forms of functioning among Aboriginal families.