Research report Jan 2005
'It's not for lack of wanting kids...' A report on the Fertility Decision Making Project
This report attempts to gain an understanding of the reasons for fertility trends, at both the macro and micro levels
Research report Jan 2005
This report attempts to gain an understanding of the reasons for fertility trends, at both the macro and micro levels
Practice guide Sep 2007
This paper is about vicarious trauma, a normal response to repeated exposure and empathetic engagement with traumatic material
Webinar Feb 2015
This webinar described ways to foster systemic change in practice to improve outcomes for families where a parent has a mental illness.
Research report Feb 1982
Workshop papers address two main areas: the medical perspective of infertility and its treatment and the dilemmas for the child and the community
Family Matters article Feb 2006
This article compares children's temperament and behaviour over the 20 year period of The Australian Temperament Project, which has followed a large cohort of Victorian children since their infancy in 1983.
Research report Feb 2000
Includes three 1999 Family Matters articles, as well as an earlier paper explaining the two original approaches to calculating the costs of children
Research report Dec 1993
Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) Monograph no. 15
Family Matters article Apr 2002
This article summarises the results of recent research that looks at access to family friendly work practices among employees working within the same workplace.
Policy and practice paper Sep 2003
Explores the ease with which families can access child abuse and neglect prevention programs.
Family Matters article Apr 1994
This article examines the priority issue 'To promote policies which recognise and support the choices which families are making in combining work and family care' identified by the National Council for the International Year of the Family.