Family Matters article May 2010
Picking up the pieces
This article is a literature review of research regarding the responses of individuals, families and communities to catastrophic events.
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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
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
Grounded in developmental systems theory, the article addresses issues of very practical relevance to those delivering place-based interventions.
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.
Research snapshot May 2008
The Australian Institute of Family Studies prepared this Snapshot of Family Relationships report to support the 2008 National Families Week
Research report Mar 1981
Jointly sponsored by the Institute of Family Studies and the Victorian Child Development and Family Services Council
Research report Dec 1990
This book uses data from the Children in Families Study of the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Research report Dec 1987
This book examines the links between family characteristics and children's developing competence,
Research report Jun 1995
This report on Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory presents findings from the Australian Living Standards Study. The report is in three sections.
Research report Jun 1995
The report explores the links between the localities in which people live and their employment opportunities.