Short article Feb 2018
Sexting: What does the research say?
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Recent research suggests that more young adults engage in sexting than teenagers and those who sext regard it more positively than those who don't.
Short article Feb 2018
Recent research suggests that more young adults engage in sexting than teenagers and those who sext regard it more positively than those who don't.
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.
Resource sheet Apr 2015
An overview of the issues involved when displaying images of children and young people online, including privacy laws, consent and safety
Resource sheet Jan 2017
This page contains selected web resources relating to natural disasters and drought
Media release May 2016
New guidelines released today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies will strengthen clinical support for survivors of sexual assault who may drink or use drugs to cope with their experience.
Media release Sep 2017
Australians need the protection of full ‘pre-commitment systems’ to reduce the financial and social harm from poker machines, according to a discussion paper released today by the Australian Gambling Research Centre. Eight per cent of the Australian adult population – or 1.4million people – experience some degree of gambling problem. Of these almost half are moderate or high risk gamblers, with poker machines the most harmful form of gambling in Australia.
Family Matters article Apr 1997
Family Matters article Mar 2016
This article explores mothers' experiences with the child support scheme in Australia, highlighting how interactions with the Department of Human Services-Child Support (DHS-CS) agency can facilitate or undermine the receipt of child support.
Family Matters article Mar 2016
The first aim of this paper is to establish whether and how the number of young children people have and the age of their youngest child are associated with the quantity and quality of their sleep.
Family Matters article Jun 1999