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May 2018: The effects of partnering on friendships
Introduction Would you like to be notified when a new survey report is released? Sign up hereMost individuals can identify issues or...
April 2018: Community participation
Introduction Would you like to be notified when a new survey report is released? Sign up hereSocial participation has been linked to the...
March 2018: Bullying in schools
Introduction The national definition of bullying for Australian schools defines bullying as an ongoing misuse of power in relationships...
February 2018: Exposure of young people to pornography
Introduction In 2016 the Australian Institute of Family Studies reviewed contemporary literature relating to young people’s experience of...
January 2018: Infidelity
Introduction Infidelity is commonly defined as being unfaithful in a married or committed relationship. It can include a range of...
December 2017: Loneliness
Introduction This report presents the results of the third survey in a series that examines the levels of social isolation and loneliness...
November 2017: Online dating
Introduction Over the past two decades there has been an increasing trend towards people using the internet and dating applications to...
October 2017: Supporting young people leaving out of home care
Introduction Out of home care (OOHC) refers to the care, support and accommodation that is provided by alternate caregivers to young...
September 2017: Restorative practice
Introduction Restorative practice offers an approach that brings together individuals, families, social networks, services and government,...
August 2017: Organ donation
Introduction Australia is leading the world in successful donation and transplant outcomes. In 2016, a record number of people received...
July 2017: Youth Suicide
Introduction Youth suicide rates in Australia are higher than in many other countries and suicide is the leading cause of death for young...
June 2017: Barriers to help seeking
Introduction Relationships Australia has a keen interest in improving people’s access to, and experience of, services. In previous online...
May 2017: Volunteering
Introduction Relationships Australia has previously explored different aspects of community participation in the monthly online survey. ...
April 2017: Corporal punishment
Introduction In April 2016 we explored aspects of corporal punishment in the monthly online survey. We noted that 37 countries have...
March 2017: Sexting
Introduction Sexting is a term that originated in the media by collapsing the terms sex and texting. It is generally defined as the...
February 2017: Community participation
Introduction Relationships Australia has previously explored different ways people participate socially in their community with a view to...
January 2017: Loneliness
Introduction Previous studies have identified a strong desire for social connection in humans, with the levels and quality of social...
December 2016: Christmas stress
Introduction For the past three Christmas periods, Relationships Australia has examined the effect of Christmas stress on family...
November 2016: Marriage equality
Introduction Evidence consistently shows that same-sex attracted people experience high levels of discrimination, including in the...
July 2016: Child attachment
Introduction Attachment is the strong, long lasting bond that develops between a baby and his or her primary caregiver. The caregiver can...
October 2016: Child neglect
Introduction Child abuse is commonly understood to include physical, sexual, or psychological mistreatment of a child or young person,...
August-September 2016: Dementia
Introduction Dementia is the term used to explain an array of symptoms of a large group of illnesses that cause a progressive decline in a...
June 2016: Choosing a counsellor
Introduction The reasons why some people choose to seek assistance through counselling while others do not are many and varied, but in...