Research snapshot Feb 2024
Geographical isolation: Factors, dynamics and effects of isolation for older people
This snapshot briefly summarises the barriers to accessing services and supports for geographically isolated older people.
Research snapshot Feb 2024
This snapshot briefly summarises the barriers to accessing services and supports for geographically isolated older people.
Policy and practice paper Oct 2023
This paper provides an overview of what e-cigarettes are and the prevalence of vaping among adolescents in Australia.
Journal article Oct 2023
This article explores findings from the was the National Elder Abuse Prevalence Study, the first major national study to gauge the prevalence and nature of elder abuse in Australia.
Media release Oct 2023
Vaping is on the rise in adolescents, and associated with a range of mental health challenges, including anxiety, depression and stress, according to a new report by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS).
Webinar Aug 2023
This webinar will explore recent LSAC research that found childhood prosocial behaviours are associated with positive adolescent mental health.
Webinar Jul 2023
Journal article Mar 2023
This research highlights potential links between parental alcohol consumption and parenting practices around alcohol and adolescent alcohol use and experience of related harms.
Study Feb 2023
AIFS has been funded by the Commonwealth Attorney General’s Department to perform an evaluation of Australia’s first National Plan to Respond to the Abuse of Older Australians (Elder Abuse) 2019–2023 (the National Plan).
Short article Dec 2022
How mental health literacy interventions can be used to enhance youth mental health and potentially decrease the prevalence of mental illness.
Short article Nov 2022
This short article provides an evidence overview and strategies for supporting young people experiencing disadvantage and unemployment.