Family Matters article Sep 1998
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Family Poverty, Family Homelessness and the Systems Abuse Cycle
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Policy and practice paper Jun 2008
Family relationships and mental illness: Impacts and service responses
A brief overview of mental health problems and causes, and the impact of mental health problems on family relationships and dynamics.
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Family Matters article Aug 1993
Family services: Counting the cost
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Family Matters article Oct 2004
Family size
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Family Matters article Apr 1992
Family skills training program
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Family Matters article Jun 2006
Family trends: Starting early, starting late
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Family Matters article Aug 1991
Family values in the International Year of the Family 1994
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Policy and practice paper Jul 2012
Fathers with a history of child sexual abuse: New findings for policy and practice
Outlines the research into a history of child sexual abuse can influence men's perceptions and experience of fatherhood.
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Short article Jun 2019
Fathers’ work and family conflicts and the outcomes for children’s mental health
This article is adapted from a presentation given at the AIFS 2018 Conference: Fathers at Work symposium.
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Media release Aug 2018
Fathers’ work-life balance affects children’s mental health
Recent research by AIFS and the Australian National University shows that fathers' work-life balance impacts on children's mental health. While the ability of mothers to juggle work and family commitments has long been known to affect children, the survey of 2496 families shows dads’ work matters too. Dads report wanting to be there more for their children, but their work often doesn't allow them to do so.