Family Matters article Sep 1995
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Strategies for intervention in difficult contact cases
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Practice guide Feb 2013
Strategies and practices for promoting the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Reviews Australian programs that aim to promote social and emotional wellbeing and identifies those that have shown to be effective.
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Policy and practice paper Dec 2001
Strategic Directions in Child Protection
This document presents the 12 commissioned reports on aspects of child protection service and policy
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Policy and practice paper Oct 2007
Stepfamilies: Understanding and responding effectively
A discussion of problems in defining and understanding the complexities of stepfamilies, and differences between stepfamilies and nuclear families.
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Media release Apr 2018
Stay-at-home dads: Still rare but numbers rising
Around 80,000 Australian families now have a stay-at-home dad at the helm, according to research released today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
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Family Matters article Oct 2006
Starting early, starting late
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Policy and practice paper Jun 1995
Spotlight on child neglect
Examines child neglect, the way it is minimised and the place of neglect in the child protection system.
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Family Matters article Jun 2006
Sowing the seeds of innovation: Ideas for child and family services
Family Matters article in ideas for family services
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Family Matters article May 1993
Social policy in Australia: The family dimension
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Research snapshot May 2006
Snapshots of Australian families with adolescents
To support the 2006 National Families Week, AIFS has prepared this Facts Sheet about families with adolescent children aged 8 to 12 years