Family Matters article Dec 1991
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Divorce, change and children
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Family Matters article Dec 2011
Effectively preparing young people to transition from out-of-home care
Family Matters article examining three Australian studies on preparing young people to transition from out-of-home
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Practice guide Jul 2014
Engaging Indigenous parents in their children's education
Reviews evaluation studies on parental educational engagement in Australia and presents case studies on several programs.
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Policy and practice paper Dec 2005
Enhancing Out-of-Home Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Young People
The aim of the project was to identify carers, service providers and young people in care’s views on Indigenous out-of-home care arrangements
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Family Matters article Dec 2012
Evaluating the effectiveness of the Home Interaction Program for Parents and Youngsters (HIPPY)
Family Matters article
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Family Matters article Apr 1997
Exploring links between schools and families
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Webinar May 2019
Extending care: Supporting young people’s transition from out-of-home care to adulthood
This webinar discussed recent research on the social and economic benefits of extending care to young people transitioning to adulthood.
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Family Matters article Jun 2007
Families' care work during the transition from school to post-school for children with severe disabilities
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Family Matters article May 2010
Family and place
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.
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Policy and practice paper Jul 2013
Family factors in early school leaving
This paper looks at the risk factors associated with young people exiting the education system prematurely, particularly in a family context