Research report Dec 1987
Young People Leaving Home in Australia: The trend towards independence
About why they leave, how old they are when they leave, where they go, who they live with, whether or not they return and why they return.
Research report Dec 1987
About why they leave, how old they are when they leave, where they go, who they live with, whether or not they return and why they return.
Policy and practice paper Oct 2007
Produced by the former National Child Protection Clearinghouse
Short article Jul 2018
We compiled recent resources and short articles that explore the intersection between the child protection and youth justice systems in Australia.
Family Matters article Aug 1994
This article describes the policy measures in the Federal Government's May 1994 White Paper 'Working Nation' as they affect young people in terms of labour market prospects and their meaning for young people's transitions to independence.
Family Matters article Sep 2004
This article discusses the National Strategy Paper on 'Young people and mentoring' launched in May 2004.
Family Matters article Aug 1994
This article reports on Australian Institute of Family Studies research undertaken for the National Youth Affairs Research Scheme on the position of young people in relation to the family.
Short article Sep 2017
This article explores the high rates of smoking, alcohol consumption, and other risky behaviours among children and adolescents with mental disorders.
Media release Aug 2015
Early on-set crime and delinquency is relatively rare in Australia but a range of factors may combine to put some children at risk more than others, according to the first national study of criminal involvement among 12 and 13 year olds.
Family Matters article Feb 2006
With data from the Growing Up in Australia study, this article provide estimates of the extent to which young children have contact with their grandparents including: living with grandparents; face-to-face contact; child-grandparent contact after parental separation; and regular care by grandparents.
Media release Aug 2017
Young carers suffer a substantial negative impact on their academic achievement arising from their time spent caring for others.