Short article Jan 2017
Why some children are more likely to go back into care than others
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Recent research from the UK highlights the factors that influence the likelihood of a child re-entering the child protection system.
Short article Jan 2017
Recent research from the UK highlights the factors that influence the likelihood of a child re-entering the child protection system.
Policy and practice paper Sep 2007
In this paper we present study participants’ views about the shortage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander carers
Family Matters article Apr 2011
In his keynote presentation to the 11th AIFS Conference, 2010, the author proposes a way of measuring how much time people strictly need to spend on various activities of daily life.
Family Matters article Sep 2010
This paper reports on a project conducted in the Australian Capital Territory where young people talked about how their lives had been affected by parental alcohol or other drug use.
Research report Dec 1993
Report of the findings of the Dependent Care Study by AIFS, commissioned by the Work and Family Unit, Department of Industrial Relations.
Family Matters article Jun 2000
This paper outlines some of the potential benefits of social capital for government, business, communities and family life.
Family Matters article Sep 2008
This paper provides information about what job characteristics promote or inhibit maintaining employment while caring.
Policy and practice paper May 2011
This Resource Sheet briefly summarises a number of influential recent approaches to conceptualising and measuring disadvantage.
Resource sheet Jan 2017
This page contains selected web resources relating to out-of-home care
Resource sheet Jan 2017
This page contains selected web resources relating to drug and alcohol abuse.