Research report Dec 1994
Effects of child care on young children: Forty years of research
Provides an overview of research on infants and young children who have experienced non-maternal and/or non-parental care.
Research report Dec 1994
Provides an overview of research on infants and young children who have experienced non-maternal and/or non-parental care.
Policy and practice paper Sep 1997
Explores definitions of emotional abuse within legal, practice and research frameworks.
Practice guide Oct 2013
Draws on the literature from three sectors: early childhood services; environmental and natural resource management activities; and health programs.
Practice guide Jul 2014
Reviews evaluation studies on parental educational engagement in Australia and presents case studies on several programs.
Practice guide Oct 2013
Examines the Australian and international research evidence on how such engagement can be developed and maintained.
Policy and practice paper Dec 2005
The aim of the project was to identify carers, service providers and young people in care’s views on Indigenous out-of-home care arrangements
Family Matters article Mar 1996
Policy and practice paper Jun 2000
Exploration of the relationship between child maltreatment (especially child sexual abuse) and the experience or witnessing of domestic violence.
Research report Mar 2011
This Facts Sheet describes how the characteristics of families differ between the "city" and the "country" or "bush"
Research snapshot Oct 2010
The focus of this Facts Sheet is on broad family trends. It was prepared to celebrate the 30th anniversary of research by AIFS.