Practice guide Apr 2015
Working with culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) adolescents
This resource explores the issues that are commonly experienced by adolescents from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in Australia
Practice guide Apr 2015
This resource explores the issues that are commonly experienced by adolescents from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in Australia
Media release Mar 2015
One in ten young Australians under 35 feel that they have been left behind by advances in modern information communication technology and one in five say they’ll be left behind in the future, according to an Australian Family Trends paper released today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Research report Mar 2015
Older people feel left behind by technology, but so do one in ten younger Australians.
Webinar Mar 2015
This webinar presented the evidence on "what works" to engage fathers, and described recent initiatives using digital technology with dads.
Webinar Feb 2015
This webinar described ways to foster systemic change in practice to improve outcomes for families where a parent has a mental illness.
Policy and practice paper Dec 2014
This paper reviews the research and current policy surrounding prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD)
Policy and practice paper Nov 2014
Gambling problems can have severe personal consequences as well as have significant impacts on families and communities.
Family Matters article Oct 2014
This article introduces 'Building a New Life in Australia', a new longitudinal study that will investigate the settlement pathways and outcomes of newly arrived humanitarian migrants, and explains its conceptualisation and development, design, topics covered, recruitment, and the survey methodology for Wave 1 data collection.
Policy and practice paper Sep 2014
Explores some of the characteristics of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural practices that contribute to family functioning
Policy and practice paper Jun 2014
An overview of key statistics and research findings to assist professionals working with parents of teens and tweens