Elly Robinson
Research Fellow

BA (Swinburne), GradDipEd (Melb), GradDipAdolHealth (Melb)

Biography

Elly is the manager of the Australian Family Relationships Clearinghouse. Elly has experience in the development and production of publications, learning materials and resources for practitioners, service providers, students and the broader community. She has worked at Jesuit Social Services as the Co-ordinator of the Education and Professional Services Unit, and as a Senior Project Officer in the Education and Training Unit, Centre for Adolescent Health. Elly also played a key role in the Depression and Changing Families scoping study, conducted by the Australian National University. This project examined the relationship between the family law system and mental health issues.

Specialist areas

• Adolescent health and welfare, mental health

Selected recent publications

• Robinson, E., Rodgers, B. & Butterworth, P. (2008). Family relationships and mental illness: impacts and service responses. (AFRC Issues No. 4). Melbourne, Vic: Australian Family Relationships Clearinghouse, Australian Institute of Family Studies.
• Robinson, E. & Adams, R. (2008). Housing stress and the mental health and wellbeing of families. (AFRC Briefing No. 12). Melbourne, Vic: Australian Family Relationships Clearinghouse, Australian Institute of Family Studies.
• Flynn, L., & Robinson, E. (2008). Family issues in suicide postvention. (AFRC Briefing No. 8). Melbourne, Vic: Australian Family Relationships Clearinghouse, Australian Institute of Family Studies.
• Robinson, E., & Parker, R. (2008). Prevention and early intervention in strengthening families and relationships: Challenges and implications. (AFRC Issues No. 2). Melbourne, Vic: Australian Family Relationships Clearinghouse, Australian Institute of Family Studies.
• Robinson, E. (2006). Internet affairs: Guidelines for practitioners. Family Relationships Quarterly, 2, 3-4.
• Robinson, E. (2006). Young people and their parents: Supporting families through changes that occur in adolescence. (AFRC Briefing No. 1). Melbourne, Vic: Australian Family Relationships Clearinghouse, Australian Institute of Family Studies.
• Robinson, E., & Pryor, R. (2006). Strong Bonds project: Promoting family-aware youth work practice. Developing Practice: The Child, Youth and Family Work Journal, 15, 28-35.
• Rodgers, B., Smyth, B. & Robinson, E. (2004). Mental health and the family law system. Journal of Family Studies, 10(1), 50-70.

Presentations

• See Staff papers and presentations
• Robinson, E. (2008, 6 November). Strengthening family relationships: Making a difference. (PDF 386 KB) Paper presented to the Family Relationship Services Australia Conference, Cairns QLD.
• Robinson, E. (2008, 6 November). Sourcing useful data and statistics. (PDF 685 KB) Paper presented to the Family Relationship Services Australia Conference, Cairns QLD.