Family Matters article Mar 2000
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Short article Aug 2017
Practitioners on evidence: Cathie Valentine
Cathie Valentine discusses the need for collaboration between researchers and practitioners to help overcome complex problems affecting families.
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Short article Jan 2018
Clarifying program assessment categories under the Communities for Children Facilitating Partners requirement
This article responds to some common questions about the Communities for Children Facilitating Partners evidence-based requirement.
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Short article Feb 2018
National Housing Conference 2017: Building for better lives
This short article discusses some of the key themes explored at the National Housing Conference held late last year.
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Media release Dec 2015
Domestic violence delivers a 'double whammy' of abuse and disadvantage
Children who are exposed to domestic violence in the home are more likely to experience other forms of maltreatment including sexual abuse, according to a new report released today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
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Media release Aug 2017
New research shows that self harm and suicidal behaviour a hidden danger for 14-15 year olds
New research by the Australian Institute of Family Studies has recorded high rates of self-harm and suicidal behaviour among Australian teenagers.
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Family Matters article Sep 2010
Overview: Violence, abuse and neglect
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Family Matters article Sep 2010
Family violence
Family Matters article on the Evaluation of the 2006 Family Law Reforms
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Family Matters article Jul 2013
Violence, abuse and the limits of shared parental responsibility
This article traces the recognition within family law in modern Western societies that children generally benefit from the involvement of both parents in their lives, and argues that though the indissolubility of parenthood is appropriate for most separated parents, limitations on joint parental responsibility are also appropriate in cases of family violence concerns and in cases where the parents have never lived together as a family.
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Family Matters article Mar 2011
The effect of family violence on post-separation parenting arrangements
This article reports key findings of two national online surveys with adults and children in relation to post-separation parenting, which formed part of larger research commissioned by the Australian Attorney-General into family law and family violence in Australia in 2009.