Submission Feb 2016
Submission to Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications
This submission discusses the proposed amendments to the Act with consideration of how particular research may inform considerations.
Submission Feb 2016
This submission discusses the proposed amendments to the Act with consideration of how particular research may inform considerations.
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.
Short article Feb 2023
This short article provides practitioners with the evidence for what works to support young people in out-of-home care who are at risk of suicidality.
Media release Mar 2023
Australia’s renowned love of sport is being negatively impacted by the proliferation of betting advertising, a new report from the Australian Gambling Research Centre at the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) has revealed.
Webinar Sep 2022
This webinar shares researcher, practitioner and service user insights about supporting young parents with a care experience.
Short article Aug 2022
Done well, co-design in child protection and out-of-home care research can bring new insights, improving professional knowledge, resources and service design.
Commissioned report Jun 2019
A ‘quick scoping review’ of research evidence about timely decision making for children and young people who've entered the child protection system.
Research snapshot May 2018
This Research Snapshot focuses on the socio-demographic characteristics of foster and relative/kinship carers and aspects of their care experience.
Research report Aug 2016
Explores the behaviour of separated parents by exploring the psychology of post-separation parental disputes and then interrogating three data sets.