Policy and practice paper Nov 2011
Therapeutic residential care in Australia: Taking stock and looking forward
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In this Issues Paper, therapeutic residential care is described and contrasted with other models of out-of-home care.
Policy and practice paper Nov 2011
In this Issues Paper, therapeutic residential care is described and contrasted with other models of out-of-home care.
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 Apr 2011
Family Matters article on UK family policy
Family Matters article May 2010
Family Matters article
Submission Nov 2009
Research related to the impact of suicide on families, suicide postvention and mental health issues.
Family Matters article Mar 2009
This article presents an analysis of poverty among households where at least one member is employed part- or full-time, based on the most recent ABS Survey of Income and Housing (2005-06), and using the OECD half-median household disposable income poverty line.
Submission Jul 2008
The role and contribution of carers and barriers to social and economic participation for carers.
Policy and practice paper Jun 2008
Explores the relationship between housing affordability, housing stress, and mental health and wellbeing.
Policy and practice paper Jun 2008
A brief overview of mental health problems and causes, and the impact of mental health problems on family relationships and dynamics.
Family Matters article Apr 2008
In this article, the authors describe the labour force status of carers who receive an Australian Government payment directed to carers, with a particular focus on the degree to which non-employed carers want to be in paid employment.