Policy and practice paper Nov 2011
Therapeutic residential care in Australia: Taking stock and looking forward
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In this Issues Paper, therapeutic residential care is described and contrasted with other models of out-of-home care.
Policy and practice paper Nov 2011
In this Issues Paper, therapeutic residential care is described and contrasted with other models of out-of-home care.
Family Matters article Jun 2005
This article addresses the question of whether lone and couple mothers differ in their use of, and unmet need for, family friendly work arrangements.
Short article Sep 2017
Young people leaving care have specific needs and are at greater risk of contact with the justice system.
Policy and practice paper Jun 2002
The merits of using mass media to advocate for children's rights, and raise awareness of and prevent child abuse.
Family Matters article Sep 1999
This article by researchers from the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM) at the University of Canberra, follows up two previously published papers calculating new sets of estimates of the cost of raising children based on two different methodological approaches.
Family Matters article May 1993
This paper suggest there are many aspects of interpersonal relationships in good families that we need to incorporate in the more public parts of our lives, that policy makers often have unrealistic expectations of the capacity of these small and fragile units and examines the care-work nexus, suggesting a number of issues which could and should inform public policy debate.
Family Matters article Apr 2002
This article examines patterns of geographic mobility in order to assess whether migration is likely to be the major cause for high lone-parent concentrations in regional areas, or whether such concentrations are largely a consequence of 'home grown' factors.
Family Matters article May 2010
This paper considers place-based approaches to support families and facilitate the development of their children, by summarising the findings from the evaluation of Communities for Children (CfC), an initiative under the Australian Government’s Stronger Familles and Communities Strategy (SFCS).
Family Matters article Dec 1991
The author discusses the background to the Joint Select Committee on Certain Aspects of the Operation and Interpretation of the Family Law Act considering whether to extend the Family Law Act to cover disputes arising out of de facto relationships, and the implications of recognising such disputes.
Short article May 2018
The Family Matters Report 2017 highlights that rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in care have worsened over the last 10 years.