Family Matters article Apr 2001
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Fathering and children
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Short article Aug 2017
Practitioners on evidence: Cathie Valentine
Cathie Valentine discusses the need for collaboration between researchers and practitioners to help overcome complex problems affecting families.
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Short article Jan 2018
Clarifying program assessment categories under the Communities for Children Facilitating Partners requirement
This article responds to some common questions about the Communities for Children Facilitating Partners evidence-based requirement.
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Short article Sep 2020
Support during COVID-19 survey: What you told us
This short article summarises the findings from our Child, family and community welfare survey: Support during COVID-19.
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Research report Nov 2013
The tyrannies of distance and disadvantage
This research report investigates whether children in regional areas experience a "tyranny of distance" or a "tyranny of disadvantage".
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Media release Aug 2015
A quarter of parents prefer a male "breadwinner"
One in four Australian partnered mothers and fathers believe that the male breadwinner model is better for the family, according to new research published today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
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Media release Aug 2017
New research shows that self harm and suicidal behaviour a hidden danger for 14-15 year olds
New research by the Australian Institute of Family Studies has recorded high rates of self-harm and suicidal behaviour among Australian teenagers.
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Media release Apr 2018
Stay-at-home dads: Still rare but numbers rising
Around 80,000 Australian families now have a stay-at-home dad at the helm, according to research released today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
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Media release Aug 2018
Fathers’ work-life balance affects children’s mental health
Recent research by AIFS and the Australian National University shows that fathers' work-life balance impacts on children's mental health. While the ability of mothers to juggle work and family commitments has long been known to affect children, the survey of 2496 families shows dads’ work matters too. Dads report wanting to be there more for their children, but their work often doesn't allow them to do so.
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Media release Sep 2018
Welfare dependence - cause or symptom of disadvantage?
The Australian Institute of Family Study’s submission to the House of Representatives Inquiry into Intergenerational Welfare Dependence ‘highlights the importance of service systems that are responsive to the needs of vulnerable families – and the particular value of coordinated, responsive systems in the context of communities that experience high levels of social and economic disadvantage’.