Family Matters article Feb 2006
Showing 149 results
-
Teenage mothers
-
Research report Jun 1995
Tennant Creek: Living there: Views from families and service providers
This report on Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory presents findings from the Australian Living Standards Study. The report is in three sections.
-
Policy and practice paper Nov 2006
The changing role of grandparents
A discussion of grandparents' roles in caring for children and ways in which service providers can support them.
-
Short article May 2018
The growing over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in care
The Family Matters Report 2017 highlights that rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in care have worsened over the last 10 years.
-
Research report Oct 2010
The impact of child support payments on the labour supply decisions of resident mothers
This report analyses the effect of receipt of child support payments on the labour supply of resident mothers.
-
Family Matters article May 2010
The national evaluation of the Communities for Children initiative
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 Apr 2002
The origin of lone-parent concentrations in metropolitan and regional Australia
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.
-
Policy and practice paper Nov 2005
The recruitment, retention, and support of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander foster carers
Examines the recruitment, retention, training, assessment and support of Aboriginal and Torres people caring for children removed from their parents
-
Practice guide Jul 2013
The role of community patrols in improving safety in Indigenous communities
This paper summarises the key evidence in support of community patrols. It also summarises some of the evidence on best practice.
-
Policy and practice paper Jun 2002
The role of mass media in facilitating community education and child abuse prevention strategies
The merits of using mass media to advocate for children's rights, and raise awareness of and prevent child abuse.