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 Apr 1992
This article discusses the impact of recent social change on men, and questions the continued existence of the supposedly 'invisible father'.
Family Matters article Dec 1993
This paper examines the financial, physical and emotional wellbeing of adolescents from sole-mother and couple families, some of whose parents are in paid work and some not.
Family Matters article Aug 1994
Policy and practice paper Jun 1995
Examines child neglect, the way it is minimised and the place of neglect in the child protection system.
Family Matters article Mar 1996
Family Matters article Apr 1997
Family Matters article Sep 1997
In this article the author discusses the extent to which teenagers confide in their fathers, mothers and friends, and whether confiding in fathers is independently linked with the well being of teenagers.