Research report Aug 2012
Families, life events and family service delivery
This report reviews the literature on life events experienced by families and ways in which they prepare for and/or deal with them
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Research report Aug 2012
This report reviews the literature on life events experienced by families and ways in which they prepare for and/or deal with them
Short article Jun 2017
In the context of rising housing costs and financial stress, parental separation in low-income families can trigger greater risk of homelessness.
Research report Sep 1983
The concern of the paper is to outline how social change affects the nurturing tasks of family life
Family Matters article Aug 1993
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.
Research report Feb 1993
This document sets out the demographic features of marriage and separation since the 1970s
Family Matters article Apr 2001
This article represents a shortened version of the Executive Summary of a report by the authors of research undertaken into the operation of the Family Law Reform Act 1995, from the time it came into effect in June 1996 to the end of 1999.
Research report Feb 2003
This paper describes a new Institute study that aims to enhance understanding about how family structure relates to the development of children
Family Matters article Sep 2003
Research report Feb 2008
Provides an overview of fertility trends and their potential implications for Australia, as well as key current government policies and schemes