Research report Apr 1984
Children in stepfamilies: Their legal and family status
Discusses the appropriateness of adoption as a way of establishing the legal status and family relationships of stepchildren and stepparents
Research report Apr 1984
Discusses the appropriateness of adoption as a way of establishing the legal status and family relationships of stepchildren and stepparents
Research report May 1984
Investigates the effects of relinquishing a child on the subsequent adjustment of the mother
Research report Feb 1992
This document briefly outlines changes to the adoption scene in Australia in recent years
Family Matters article Aug 1992
Family Matters article Aug 1992
Research report Jun 1995
This report on Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory presents findings from the Australian Living Standards Study. The report is in three sections.
Family Matters article Mar 1996
Policy and practice paper Jun 1996
Review of the literature on intergenerational transmission of maltreatment, and whether and how maltreated children become abusive parents.
Family Matters article Apr 1997
Policy and practice paper Apr 1998
Examines the effects of child sexual abuse on social, sexual and interpersonal functioning, and its role in the broader aspects of mental health.