Short article Nov 2017
Child protection workers and occupational violence
Violence against child protection workers has negative effects on their health and wellbeing, but more research is needed to understand its impacts.
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Short article Nov 2017
Violence against child protection workers has negative effects on their health and wellbeing, but more research is needed to understand its impacts.
Short article May 2018
The MacKillop Family Services conference focused on what can be learned from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
Short article Oct 2018
We provide an overview of the national diagnostic tool and a guide to its use for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
Policy and practice paper Oct 2007
A discussion of problems in defining and understanding the complexities of stepfamilies, and differences between stepfamilies and nuclear families.
Research report May 2002
This paper uses data from the 1996 Australian Census to analyse the factors which explain the employment gap.
Research report Jun 1999
This paper examines meanings and expectations of family life and support for people aged 50 to 70, focusing on social relations between generations.
Research report Apr 1999
Findings from a recent Institute study show that most divorcing couples fail to consider superannuation in the division of property.
Research report Jul 1998
This paper examines the interactions and flows of aid up and down between three generations of the same family.
Research report May 1998
This paper explores aspects of retirement and family relationships in the lives of Australian men and women aged 50-70 years.
Research report Sep 2001
Australia’s population is ageing, and its growth is slowing down due to remarkable advances in medicine, health care and birth control.