Research report Apr 1984
Children in stepfamilies: Their legal and family status
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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 snapshot Aug 2015
Reports on the characteristics of online counselling clients and describes their preferences for online services over similar free options.
Webinar Sep 2015
This webinar described the effects of gambling in Indigenous communities, and discussed a health promotion framework to inform policy and practice.
Webinar Mar 2016
This webinar focused on the evidence for the effectiveness of counselling and psychotherapy, and the factors that contribute to its success.
Webinar Apr 2016
This webinar examined the current “wheels in motion” of Commonwealth reform processes, and highlighted the implications for other service sectors.
Webinar Jun 2018
This webinar provided an overview of recent research on how to support and respond to children's disclosures of abuse and neglect.
Research report Aug 2012
This report presents the findings of the National Research Study on the Service Response to Past Adoption Practices
Research report Aug 2012
This report reviews the literature on life events experienced by families and ways in which they prepare for and/or deal with them
Research report Feb 2008
Provides an overview of fertility trends and their potential implications for Australia, as well as key current government policies and schemes
Research report Jun 2006
This paper concerns the factor of wages in attracting income support recipients into the work force.