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.
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 May 2012
An exploration of the concept of community resilience and frameworks and tools developed to understand and measure it.
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.
Submission Mar 2014
Inquiry into grandparents taking primary responsibility for raising their grandchildren.
Research report May 2014
This AIFS book explore some of the complexities of the child and family issues facing those working in social policy and legal systems
Submission Jun 2014
Submission based on two studies relevant to terms of reference of current Inquiry into Child Support.
Family Matters article Oct 2014
This article introduces the Pathways of Care study and describes its research objectives, sample frame, retention strategies, and methodology
Research report Aug 2015
A review of government initiatives that help families balance their work and family responsibilities.