Family Matters article Mar 2016
Why do families matter for our future?
"Why are families important?" This article reflects on some of AIFS recent learnings about families to inform investment in future policy directions.
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Family Matters article Mar 2016
"Why are families important?" This article reflects on some of AIFS recent learnings about families to inform investment in future policy directions.
Family Matters article Mar 2016
This article summarises a recent research study into the use and effectiveness of “Child Protection Income Management” in the Northern Territory.
Resource sheet Dec 2022
This resource sheet explores how we understand social isolation and loneliness and provides common definitions to support practitioner understanding of people experiencing challenges with social relationships and connections.
Policy and practice paper Feb 2016
This paper defines and clarifies what trauma-informed service delivery means in the context of child and family welfare services in Australia
Practice guide May 2018
This series of practitioner resources describes four areas of developmental difference and outlines principles for supporting affected children.
Policy and practice paper May 2021
This paper reviews the evidence for telepractice as a service delivery method in the family and relationship services sector.
Family Matters article May 2018
To celebrate this 100th issue of Family Matters, former leaders of the Australian Institute of Family Studies reflect on some of the most ground breaking work the Institute has undertaken and reveal their ideas of what important issues are emerging for families now and in the future.
Practice guide Jun 2016
An overview of cognitive development in children who have experienced trauma, and principles to support effective practice responses
Research report Mar 2015
Estimates for men and women are derived from longitudinal data from Australia, Germany, Korea, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States
Short article Sep 2021
This short article considers the nature of digital exclusion and implications for effective telepractice in the COVID-19 era and beyond.