Family Matters article Sep 1996
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English language skills and parents' wellbeing
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Family Matters article Apr 1997
Working with Aboriginal families
This article shares insights and knowledge gained from providing conciliation counselling to Aboriginal families at times of family breakdown and separation, discussing issues of cross cultural communication, family violence and service provision, as well as offering guidelines to facilitate and promote work in this area.
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Family Matters article Jun 1997
Australian family research and policy news
The column provides a snapshot of family research and policy issues from a range of research perspectives and geographic locations around Australia, this issue featuring reports from our corresponding consultants describing research that falls under the broad sub-headings of indigenous families and children and adolescents.
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Family Matters article Jun 1997
The next generation
The author reports on what happens to the children of Australia's growing non-English speaking migrant population that has been particularly disadvantaged in terms of access to information and participation in the broader community.
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Research report Mar 1998
Youth suicide prevention programs and activities
This publication was compiled by the Australian Institute of Family Studies for the National Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy
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Family Matters article Apr 1998
Latest Australian and Overseas Quality-of-Life Research
This article provides information on the First Conference of the International Society of Quality-of-Life Studies, held in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1997.
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Family Matters article Apr 1998
Australian Family Research and Policy News
The column provides a snapshot of family research and policy issues from a range of research perspectives and geographic locations around Australia, and in particular covers in this issue, youth suicide prevention, sibling relationships and parental divorce, adolescent health, child protection, indigenous families and domestic violence.
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Policy and practice paper Sep 1998
Valuing parent education: A cornerstone of child abuse prevention
Overview of parent education and the effectiveness of parent education interventions in the prevention of child maltreatment.
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Family Matters article Sep 1998
Cultural diversity and family exchanges
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Research report Jun 1999
The UK looking after children approach in Australia
This report argues that the Looking After Children approach may have measurable benefits for child care services in Australia