Research report Dec 1988
'Don't feel the world is caving in': Adolescents in divorcing families
Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) Monograph no. 6
Research report Dec 1988
Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) Monograph no. 6
Family Matters article Jan 2008
This article describes the old adversarial system of the the Family Law Act, prior to the 2006 amendments; judicial decision making; previous, smaller changes to children's cases; the development of the Children's Cases Program, a pilot program run by the Family Court in New South Wales; and less adversarial principles and duties under the new legislation.
Short article Oct 2018
Recent research conducted by AIFS highlights the importance of incorporating child-inclusive practices in the family law system.
Practice guide Sep 2007
This paper is about vicarious trauma, a normal response to repeated exposure and empathetic engagement with traumatic material
Family Matters article Mar 2011
This edition of Family Matters focuses on family law, which in the past year has seen exponential growth in empirical evidence regarding the operation of our family law system.
Practice guide Dec 2013
Margaret Cargo and Lisa Warner discuss the "realist" approach used to evaluate the Aboriginal Parental Engagement Program (APEP).
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.
Submission Aug 1983
The AIFS submission to the Joint Select Committee Inquiry on Certain Family Law Issues concerns the Child Support Scheme (CSS)
Family Matters article Aug 1993
The author alerts readers to problems associated with measuring income poverty and argues that definitions used in measuring income amongst white Australians are not always appropriate when measuring income poverty amongst Aborigines.
Practice guide Feb 2014
Paper aims to provide an overview of complex trauma as a concept for classifying a varying range of symptomatology.