Research snapshot Feb 2012
Past and present adoptions in Australia
Summary of the ways in which adoption currently operates, past adoption practices, and the potential impacts adoption has on those involved.
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Research snapshot Feb 2012
Summary of the ways in which adoption currently operates, past adoption practices, and the potential impacts adoption has on those involved.
Media release Feb 2012
Changes to Australia’s adoption rates and practices are drawn together in a new detailed facts sheet released today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Policy and practice paper Apr 2012
A review of research on resilience, and how resilience is defined, measured and used in practice.
Research report Aug 2012
This report presents the findings of the National Research Study on the Service Response to Past Adoption Practices
Submission Oct 2012
Transcript of AIFS response to the handling of child abuse by religious and other organisations.
Policy and practice paper Oct 2012
This paper is an overview of an analysis of the Vulnerable and Disadvantaged Client Access Strategies
Policy and practice paper Jan 2013
This paper reviews recent Australian and international research on the long-term effects of child sexual abuse
Policy and practice paper Jun 2013
Experiences of child maltreatment are rarely isolated incidents; different forms of abuse often co-occur, and trauma often develops over time
Research report Nov 2013
This paper explores the characteristics of employed and non-employed mothers, to identify the factors that contribute to differing employment levels
Family Matters article Dec 2013
Family Matters article about poverty and destitution in the aftermath of the United States recession