This report discusses the relevance of "evidence-based" and "evidence-informed" policy and practice to the professionals at the coal-face working with vulnerable children and families.
This report discusses the relevance of "evidence-based" and "evidence-informed" policy and practice to the professionals at the coal-face working with vulnerable children and families.
This paper aims to obtain a better understanding of marriage breakdown in the Australian context, with a particular focus on gender differences in the social correlates of marriage breakdown.
This paper explores the relationship between housing affordability, housing stress, and mental health and wellbeing. The relevance of these issues to family and relationship service provision is explored, and ideas for service responses are provided.
The Stronger Families and Communities Strategy (SFCS) 2000-2004 was designed to help build family and community capacity to deal with challenges and take advantage of opportunities, with a special focus on those at-risk of social, economic and geographic isolation.
This report outlines significant safety concerns faced by Australian children of today, drawing on responses from 600 children aged between 10-14 years from an online survey conducted by Quantum Market Research.
This paper examines parenting styles and family functioning; factors influencing parents' feelings and perceptions about the way they parent their children; the roles and contributions of parents who do not live with their children; feelings of stress and sources of social support for parents; and the relationship of parenting practices to child outcomes.
This review looks at women's sexual health and sexuality as dynamic and changing throughout life. It identifies some of the social aspects of sexual health and sexuality that impact on and influence women and men's behaviours. Addressing these social determinants can decrease risk behaviour and increase health benefits for all women.
This report argues for the provision of resources, guidance and appropriate referrals to help parents focus on factors that reduce the likelihood of young people engaging in risk-taking behaviour, thereby preventing and minimising alcohol-related harms among this age group.
This publication provides information about changing patterns of family and household composition in contemporary Australia, including relationship history, relationship expectations, children born and fertility expectations.
Community services have experienced a sharp increase in demand, according to this report, which provides information on service use, income, expenditure and workforce issues for the community services and welfare sector.
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