Research report Jun 2021
Towards COVID normal: Employment & work-family balance
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This report looks at families' participation in employment and experiences of work-family balance using the second survey of the Families in Australia
Research report Jun 2021
This report looks at families' participation in employment and experiences of work-family balance using the second survey of the Families in Australia
Policy and practice paper Feb 2015
A broad overview of some of the key issues identified in the growing literature on paternal mental illness
Family Matters article Oct 2009
Family Matters article on economic instability and children's development
Research report Mar 2020
Examines the association of parents’ mental health, parenting behaviours, and alcohol use and smoking with the social-emotional wellbeing of young chi
Research report Aug 2020
The sixth snapshot from our Families Then and Now series outlines changes in when, how and where we work from 1980 to today.
Research report Aug 2020
The fifth snapshot from our Families Then and Now series outlines changes in household incomes and wealth and the amount of debt from 1980 to today.
Submission Feb 2016
This submission discusses the proposed amendments to the Act with consideration of how particular research may inform considerations.
Short article Jul 2022
This short article presents a summary of the research on the mental health and help-seeking behaviours of refugees and what works to support them.
Research report Jul 2022
This is the final report from the research project Identifying Strategies to Better Support Foster, Kinship and Permanent Carers.
Research snapshot Jul 2022
This is a summary report about carer's needs by AIFS and Murawin, funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services. The government wanted to know what carers needed so they can attract more carers and keep carers for longer.