Family Matters article Jun 2007
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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 Jun 2007
The Families Caring for a Person with a Disability Study and the social lives of carers
This article introduces the 'Families Caring for a Person with a Disability Study', a collaborative project between the Australian Institute of Family Studies and the Australian Government Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, describing its aims and methodology, and presents initial findings on the social lives of carers.
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Family Matters article Jan 2008
The effectiveness of marriage and relationship education programs.
This article reports on a recent analysis of a large-scale survey in which lower odds of divorce were found to be associated with participation in a pre-marriage education program.
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Policy and practice paper Feb 2008
Prevention and early intervention in strengthening families and relationships: Challenges and implications
Challenges and strategies for encouraging individuals to engage in prevention and early-intervention activities focusing on healthy relationships.
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Research report Feb 2008
Fertility and family policy in Australia
Provides an overview of fertility trends and their potential implications for Australia, as well as key current government policies and schemes
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Policy and practice paper Apr 2008
Effective regional, rural and remote family and relationships service delivery
Brief review of demographic, social and economic trends in rural, regional and remote Australia to provide background to service delivery.
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Policy and practice paper May 2008
Working with families concerned with school-based bullying
Examines bullying and its impact on young people’s health and wellbeing, and the significance of family relationships in dealing with bullying.
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Policy and practice paper Jun 2008
Enhancing family and relationship service accessibility and delivery to culturally and linguistically diverse families in Australia
Identifying and using the issues and concerns of CALD families and service providers to make practice, procedure and policy recommendations.
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Research report Jun 2008
The nature and impact of caring for family members with a disability in Australia
Based upon data from a national survey, conducted in 2006, of 1,002 carers who receive an Australian Government payment directed towards carers