Family Matters article Apr 2002
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Implications of men's extended work hours for their personal and marital happiness
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Family Matters article Apr 2002
Fathers' views on family life and paid work
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Family Matters article Apr 2002
Access to family-friendly work practices
This article summarises the results of recent research that looks at access to family friendly work practices among employees working within the same workplace.
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Policy and practice paper Dec 2001
Strategic Directions in Child Protection
This document presents the 12 commissioned reports on aspects of child protection service and policy
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Family Matters article Sep 2001
A history of child protection
This article gives an overview of the development of child protection and efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect, highlighting the cyclical nature of the evolution of child protection services and noting that many of the current approaches have been tried a number of times over the last 150 years and look likely to be re-applied in the next few decades.
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Family Matters article Jun 2001
A framework for responding to vulnerable children and their families
Continuing previous research (1999) at the Australian Institute of Family Studies on the outcomes of the UK 'Looking After Children' approach in out of home care in Victoria, the author discusses the value of the UK Children in Need assessment framework for Victorian Family Services.
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Policy and practice paper Jun 2001
Child abuse and the Internet
Explores the Internet's role in child sexual exploitation, exposure to sexually explicit material and the use of the Internet by paedophiles.
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Policy and practice paper Jun 2001
Child abuse and the media
Examines the role of the media in publicising child abuse and protection, and its contribution to public and political discourse about the topic.
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Policy and practice paper Aug 2000
Preventing child abuse and neglect
This report provides a detailed analysis of the 1814 programs collected for the Audit and a description of the audit process
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Policy and practice paper Jun 2000
Exploring family violence: Links between child maltreatment and domestic violence
Exploration of the relationship between child maltreatment (especially child sexual abuse) and the experience or witnessing of domestic violence.