Media release Feb 2012
Past and present adoptions in Australia
Changes to Australia’s adoption rates and practices are drawn together in a new detailed facts sheet released today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
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Media release Feb 2012
Changes to Australia’s adoption rates and practices are drawn together in a new detailed facts sheet released today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Research report Aug 2012
This report presents the findings of the National Research Study on the Service Response to Past Adoption Practices
Family Matters article Jun 2001
Practice guide Aug 2012
Reviews parenting and home-visiting programs in general, and then focuses on the evidence for programs aimed at Indigenous families.
Family Matters article Mar 1995
Practice guide Sep 2013
Reviews effective mentoring relationships, how they work, and what further research is needed.
Family Matters article Apr 2001
Family Matters article on men's and women's reasons for not having children
Family Matters article Jun 2006
Practice guide Jul 2014
This resource sheet examines some of the initiatives and programs that have been trialled in Australia to address this issue.
Family Matters article Sep 1997
There have been some concerns that Australian teenage exnuptial births are rising and this article looks at the latest trends in this area. Although the rate has been increasing, it has not been growing as fast as the rate of increase of exnuptial births to older women.