Family Matters article Mar 2000
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Short article Feb 2018
National Housing Conference 2017: Building for better lives
This short article discusses some of the key themes explored at the National Housing Conference held late last year.
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Short article Apr 2018
Introducing the National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health: A focus for all health and welfare practitioners
The National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health builds workforce capacity to support children at risk of mental health conditions.
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Media release Dec 2015
Domestic violence delivers a 'double whammy' of abuse and disadvantage
Children who are exposed to domestic violence in the home are more likely to experience other forms of maltreatment including sexual abuse, according to a new report released today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
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Media release May 2018
Grandparents caring for vulnerable children say they need more support
Many Australian carers are grandparents caring for vulnerable relatives living out-of-home and they are not getting the support services they need, according to a research report by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
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Family Matters article Sep 2010
Overview: Violence, abuse and neglect
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Family Matters article Sep 2010
Family violence
Family Matters article on the Evaluation of the 2006 Family Law Reforms
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Family Matters article Jul 2013
Violence, abuse and the limits of shared parental responsibility
This article traces the recognition within family law in modern Western societies that children generally benefit from the involvement of both parents in their lives, and argues that though the indissolubility of parenthood is appropriate for most separated parents, limitations on joint parental responsibility are also appropriate in cases of family violence concerns and in cases where the parents have never lived together as a family.
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Family Matters article Mar 2011
The effect of family violence on post-separation parenting arrangements
This article reports key findings of two national online surveys with adults and children in relation to post-separation parenting, which formed part of larger research commissioned by the Australian Attorney-General into family law and family violence in Australia in 2009.
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Family Matters article Apr 2011
Unfit mothers ... unjust practices?
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.