Policy and practice paper May 2011
What is community disadvantage? Understanding the issues, overcoming the problem
This Resource Sheet briefly summarises a number of influential recent approaches to conceptualising and measuring disadvantage.
Policy and practice paper May 2011
This Resource Sheet briefly summarises a number of influential recent approaches to conceptualising and measuring disadvantage.
Family Matters article Apr 2011
Family Matters article on UK family policy
Family Matters article Apr 2011
Family Matters article on children in poverty
Practice guide Feb 2011
This Wrap aims to raise awareness of the circumstances of refugee and immigrant women who are survivors of sexual violence as they establish new lives
Policy and practice paper Dec 2010
The co-occurrence of domestic violence, parental substance misuse, and mental health problems
Policy and practice paper Nov 2010
Explores the extent to which family dispute resolution (FDR) services are accessible to families from CALD backgrounds.
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.
Family Matters article May 2010
This paper examines arguments that have been raised for and against the official recognition of Sharia law and finds that, on balance, the status quo should prevail.
Family Matters article May 2010
Family Matters article on neighbourhood influence's on children's emotional and behavioural problems
Family Matters article May 2010
The first set of articles in this edition of Family Matters considers aspects of place, including neighbourhood effects and the measurement of locational disadvantage - key issues in informing public policy - and discussion of place-based programs designed to ameliorate the impacts of disadvantage on children, families and communities.