Policy and practice paper Apr 2012
Is resilience still a useful concept when working with children and young people?
A review of research on resilience, and how resilience is defined, measured and used in practice.
Policy and practice paper Apr 2012
A review of research on resilience, and how resilience is defined, measured and used in practice.
Policy and practice paper Mar 2012
A review of research on building safe and supportive families and communities for children in Australia.
Family Matters article Dec 2011
This paper looks at who is likely to benefit most from the introduction of Paid Parental Leave (PPL).
Research report Oct 2011
This paper describes re-development of the outcome indices for Growing Up in Australia, The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, as at Wave 3.
Family Matters article Aug 2011
This article discusses the impact of a newborn’s arrival on a family’s financial situation, focusing on changes in household budgets and spending patterns.
Family Matters article Aug 2011
The wellbeing of Australian families is affected by the resources they have available at present and anticipate will be available in the future (Saunders & Zhu, 2009). Part of that anticipation consists of expectations about what may be left to them by their parents. Those expectations matter.
Family Matters article Apr 2011
Family Matters article on UK family policy
Family Matters article Apr 2011
Family Matters article on children in poverty
Research report Mar 2011
This Facts Sheet describes how the characteristics of families differ between the "city" and the "country" or "bush"
Family Matters article Sep 2010
Provides prevalence figures for a range of childhood familial experiences (both positive and adverse), and examines the associations between these experiences and psychosocial outcomes in young adulthood.