Media release Aug 2017
Young carers fall behind in school
Young carers suffer a substantial negative impact on their academic achievement arising from their time spent caring for others.
Media release Aug 2017
Young carers suffer a substantial negative impact on their academic achievement arising from their time spent caring for others.
Short article Jul 2017
A recent review suggests that early parenting interventions improve parental responsiveness and prevent infant sleep problems.
Resource sheet Jan 2017
This page contains selected web resources relating to suicide.
Webinar Dec 2016
This webinar outlined practical tools and strategies for involving children in child-safe organisations.
Webinar Sep 2016
This webinar described evidence-based solutions to creating child-safe cultures in child and family welfare organisations.
Webinar Aug 2016
This webinar outlined ways in which practitioners can support healing and recovery in families affected by parental mental illness.
Media release Jun 2016
Levels of risky drinking among Australian parents is a strong factor influencing their teenage children to try alcohol, according to a new study by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Media release Apr 2016
A sharp increase in the availability of games that simulate gambling poses a risk to young people by presenting gambling as attractive and relatively harmless, according to a report by the Australian Institute of Family Studies’ Australian Gambling Research Centre.
Family Matters article Mar 2016
This article explores mothers' experiences with the child support scheme in Australia, highlighting how interactions with the Department of Human Services-Child Support (DHS-CS) agency can facilitate or undermine the receipt of child support.
Webinar Mar 2016
This webinar focused on the evidence for the effectiveness of counselling and psychotherapy, and the factors that contribute to its success.