Family Matters article Mar 2000
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Recent government family initiatives
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Media release Oct 2017
Race betting in Australia
Nearly one million Australians regularly gamble on horse and dog racing with a high proportion of them experiencing one or more gambling-related problems, according to new analysis by the Australian Gambling Research Centre (AGRC), Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS). AGRC researcher, Dr Andrew Armstrong said the analysis found an estimated 41 per cent of Australians who regularly bet on the races experienced gambling-related problems such as financial pressures, relationship issues and health problems.
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Research report Jun 1995
Provider perspectives on service provision: A study of service provision in two rural areas
This report covers in some detail for the two rural areas certain issues of access to, availability of and quality of services
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Research report Jun 1995
Provider perspectives on service provision: A study of service provision in nine urban areas
The focus of the report is the locational differences which may exist in the provision of services.
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Family Matters article Jun 1996
Promoting the healthy functioning of young children with developmental disabilities, and their families
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Research report Sep 1980
Possible directions for an Australian family policy
Argues that the present fragmentation of services, inconsistency in interpretation and application should be replaced by a national family policy
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Media release Feb 2018
Poker players have highest rate of problem gambling
An estimated 132,000 Australians regularly gamble on poker and nearly half of them experience one or more gambling-related problems, according to new analysis by the Australian Gambling Research Centre (AGRC), part of the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
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Short article Oct 2018
Paying attention to the mental health of parents of children with a disability
This short article explores opportunities to build workforce capacity to better support the mental health of parents of children with a disability.
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Family Matters article Oct 2006
Parents of adults with an intellectual disability
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Research report Jun 2006
Parenting partnerships in culturally diverse child care settings
This paper presents findings from the Child Care in Cultural Context study.