Research snapshot Oct 2010
Families then and now: 1980-2010
The focus of this Facts Sheet is on broad family trends. It was prepared to celebrate the 30th anniversary of research by AIFS.
Research snapshot Oct 2010
The focus of this Facts Sheet is on broad family trends. It was prepared to celebrate the 30th anniversary of research by AIFS.
Family Matters article May 2010
This article is a literature review of research regarding the responses of individuals, families and communities to catastrophic events.
Family Matters article May 2010
This paper considers place-based approaches to support families and facilitate the development of their children, by summarising the findings from the evaluation of Communities for Children (CfC), an initiative under the Australian Government’s Stronger Familles and Communities Strategy (SFCS).
Family Matters article May 2010
Drawing on two examples, namely the impact of scale and population mobility, this paper argues there is a need to ensure that the approaches used to identify and track changes in areas of concentrated disadvantage are very closely aligned to any potential policy response.
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.
Family Matters article Jun 2009
Family Matters article on young adults of divorce and relationships with step-parents
Family Matters article Mar 2009
Family Matters article exploring relationships between children and their grandparents
Submission Feb 2009
Health, welfare, education and security of children in regional and remote Indigenous communities.
Submission Sep 2008
A preliminary analysis of data from the Regional and Rural Families Survey.