Family Matters article Mar 2000
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Financial living standards after divorce
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Media release Mar 2019
Financial effects of divorce worse for women
Women are more likely to initiate divorce, but also more likely to suffer financially from it.
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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.
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Short article Jun 2017
Family break-up raises homelessness risk, and critical period is longer for boys
In the context of rising housing costs and financial stress, parental separation in low-income families can trigger greater risk of homelessness.
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Family Matters article Aug 1994
Families, young people and the risk of sexually transmitted diseases
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Family Matters article Jun 1996
Families, young people and health care
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Research report Jun 1991
Executive summary: The first five years, CAPIL, the home ownership option for low income families
Prepared by Australian Institute of Family Studies for the Victorian Ministry of Housing and Construction.
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Research report Aug 1987
Executive summary of first evaluation report of the Victorian Ministry of Housing's Capital Indexed Loan Pilot Scheme
The Scheme is described, and aims, evaluation objectives and methods, and results are summarised.
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Family Matters article Mar 2016
Doing gender overnight?
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.
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Media release Jul 2018
Divorce legacy lingers in older age
Many older age Australians who have experienced divorce are substantially less well off financially than people who have stayed married, according to new analysis by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.