Facts and figures May 2019
Young people living with their parents
This factsheet shows that more young people are choosing to stay at home and live with their parents into their early adulthood.
Facts and figures May 2019
This factsheet shows that more young people are choosing to stay at home and live with their parents into their early adulthood.
Policy and practice paper May 2008
Examines bullying and its impact on young people’s health and wellbeing, and the significance of family relationships in dealing with bullying.
Resource sheet Jan 2017
This page contains selected web resources relating to research to practice.
Short article Mar 2019
Article based on a presentation given at the AIFS 2018 Conference by Dr Tim Reddel from the Department of Social Services.
Family Matters article Apr 2011
This article discusses the wealth of material on adoption in Australia, which include historical records, analyses of historical practices, case studies, expert opinions, personal testimony provided to two parliamentary inquiries, but the limited empirical research on the issue of past-adoption practices and its impact on those involved.
Family Matters article Jun 2001
This article describes the background to the UK's Sure Start early intervention program, looks at what it offers and what it aims to achieve, then reviews the early experience of program implementation to draw out some initial lessons for policy makers who may be thinking of developing similar initiatives.
Research report Dec 1989
Commissioned by the International Literacy Year Secretariat
Policy and practice paper Dec 2007
This paper draws substantially from the Research Use in Australian Child and Family Welfare project, funded by the ACCP, Uni SA and NCPC, AIFS
Family Matters article Apr 2002
This article examines patterns of geographic mobility in order to assess whether migration is likely to be the major cause for high lone-parent concentrations in regional areas, or whether such concentrations are largely a consequence of 'home grown' factors.
Webinar Dec 2013
This webinar gives a guaranteed, easy-to-understand "nuts and bolts" overview of evaluation.