Family Matters articles from June 2010

Family Matters archives from June 2010

Director's report.
June 22, 2010... The past few months have been busy for the Institute, with some notable achievements. These include: strengthened international links, especially with the New Zealand Families Commission; completion of key publications such as fact sheets for...

Violence, abuse and neglect.
June 22, 2010... This edition of Family Matters, themed "Violence, abuse and neglect", brings together research in the areas of child abuse and neglect, family violence and sexual assault; three disparate fields in service delivery; and matters that are heard in...

Family is for life: connections between childhood family experiences and wellbeing in early adulthood.
June 22, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This article highlights the formative influence of familial childhood experiences on the lives of young adults. Using data from the Australian Temperament Project (ATP), links are explored between supportive...

Who cares? Young people with parents who use alcohol or other drugs talk about their experiences with services.
June 22, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] What we know about the effects of parental alcohol or other drug use Alcohol and other drug use is widespread across Australia and internationally, for both adults who do and don't have children. A 2006 Australian...

"What is the justice system willing to offer?" Understanding sexual assault victim/survivors' criminal justice needs.
June 22, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Research has established that sexual assault is widespread and its harms are significant to individual victims, families and society more broadly (Morrison, Quadara, & Boyd, 2007; VicHealth, 2004; World Health...

Family violence: key findings from the evaluation of the 2006 family law reforms.
June 22, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Australian Institute of Family Studies' (AIFS) Evaluation of the 2006 Family Law Reforms (Kaspiew et al., 2009) found that one of the central challenges facing the family law system is family violence. A substantial...

Developmentally sensitive parental contact for infants when families are separated.
June 22, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] There are critical periods during which bonding experiences must be present for the brain systems responsible for attachment to develop normally. These critical periods appear to be in the first year of life, and are...

Kinship care: a review of issues.
June 22, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This paper outlines the results of a literature review about the issues relevant to kinship care in Australia, with special reference to policies and practices in New South Wales. The importance of kinship care is...

Do Australian teenagers contribute to household work?
June 22, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Do Australian teenagers contribute to housework and child care? How do their contributions relate to the time use of their mothers and fathers and the tasks that need to get done? How do young people's notions of duty...

What is this thing called collaborative law?(Family law issues)
June 22, 2010... Over the last decade there has been considerable growth in both the different models of professional assisted dispute resolution available, and in the range of government, non-government and private sector agencies providing them. Awareness of...

Dispute resolution choices: a comparison of family dispute resolution, family law conferencing services and collaborative law.(Family law issues)
June 22, 2010... Separating couples who require assistance with disputes over property or arrangements for their children now have a range of different dispute resolution services to choose from. To contrast the work of family dispute resolution services with...

National framework for protecting Australia's children.(Preventing violence, abuse and neglect against women and children)
June 22, 2010... In April 2009, the Council of Australian Governments endorsed Protecting Children is Everyone's Responsibility: National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children 2009-2020. The National Framework is an ambitious, long-term approach to...

Reducing violence against women and their children.(Preventing violence, abuse and neglect against women and children)(Brief article)
June 22, 2010... In March 2009, Time for Action: The National Council's Plan for Australia to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children, 2009-2021, was released. In collaboration with Commonwealth, state and territory governments, the plan expresses a...

Institute seminars.(Conference notes)
June 22, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Return on investment: Where is the community sector making the biggest change? Clare Martin, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Council of Social Service Seminar held at the Institute on 23 February 2010 ...

Correction.(Correction notice)
June 22, 2010... The authors of the seminar reports published in Family Matters 84 were omitted inadvertently. They were: Rachel King (Elizabeth Broderick seminar); Briony Horsfall (Adam Tomison); and Suzanne MacLaren (Stephen Zubrick).

Carole Jean.(Book notes)(books about family welfare)(Book review)
June 22, 2010... The following selection of books on family-related topics are recent additions to the Institute's Library. They are available through libraries, through the Institute's Library via the interlibrary loan system, or for purchase from good book...