Australian Institute of Family Studies

Delivering quality research on family wellbeing

Family Transitions and Trajectories
Melbourne, 25-27 July 2012
Early Bird registration extended until 11 May

Celebrating the vital role that families play - coinciding with UN International Day of Families on Tuesday 15 May

AIFS seminar - The report of the Protecting Victoria's Vulnerable Children Inquiry Jan 2012: Another political panacea or a positive road to reform? 15 May, Justice John Fogarty, AM
National symposium - Truth, testimony, relevance: improving the quality of evidence in sexual offence cases 15-16 May, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne)
CFCA Paper 4 - Parental involvement in preventing and responding to cyberbullying (due for release 21 May)

Latest publications

Families make all the difference: Helping kids to grow and learn
AIFS Facts Sheet: This Facts Sheet, prepared for the 2012 National Families Week, provides a range of information on ways in which families nurture and support children's physical, learning and social emotional development.
media release
Protecting children: Evolving systems
Family Matters 89: This edition of Family Matters examines child protection issues, including the National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children; child protection and law reforms; links between child maltreatment and adolescent offending; neurobiological effects of childhood maltreatment; childhood trauma and psychosis; and transitioning from out-of-home care. It also looks at the issue of coordinated family support.

Improving the measurement and surveillance of child maltreatment in Emergency Departments
Tuesday 5 June 2012
Debbie Scott, Research Fellow, Australian Institute of Family Studies

Please RSVP if you would like to attend this seminar