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Hearing the voices of children in family disputes
Introduction Would you like to be notified when a new survey report is released? Sign up hereFrom its commencement, the Family Law Act...
Is Australia Experiencing an Epidemic of Loneliness?
This report was prepared by Relationships Australia National in 2018 to draw attention to the significant proportion of Australians who...
Loneliness and neighbourhood identification
Introduction Would you like to be notified when a new survey report is released? Sign up hereSocial identity theory was first developed by...
Families and how to define them in modern society
Introduction Would you like to be notified when a new survey report is released? Sign up hereIn May this year, Australia celebrated...
Recognising and responding to poor mental health
Introduction Would you like to be notified when a new survey report is released? Sign up hereThe term ‘mental health’ refers to the state...
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...
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...
Bullying in schools
Introduction The national definition of bullying for Australian schools defines bullying as an ongoing misuse of power in relationships...
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...
Infidelity
Introduction Infidelity is commonly defined as being unfaithful in a married or committed relationship. It can include a range of...
Loneliness
Introduction This report presents the results of the third survey in a series that examines the levels of social isolation and loneliness...
Online dating
Introduction Over the past two decades there has been an increasing trend towards people using the internet and dating applications to...
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...
Restorative practice
Introduction Restorative practice offers an approach that brings together individuals, families, social networks, services and government,...
Organ donation
Introduction Australia is leading the world in successful donation and transplant outcomes. In 2016, a record number of people received...
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...
Barriers to help seeking
Introduction Relationships Australia has a keen interest in improving people’s access to, and experience of, services. In previous online...
The Impact of Family Dispute Resolution at Relationships Australia
What is the project? In 2017, the Relationships Australia National Research Network implemented a large project funded by the...
Volunteering
Introduction Relationships Australia has previously explored different aspects of community participation in the monthly online survey. ...
Corporal punishment
Introduction In April 2016 we explored aspects of corporal punishment in the monthly online survey. We noted that 37 countries have...
Sexting
Introduction Sexting is a term that originated in the media by collapsing the terms sex and texting. It is generally defined as the...
Community participation
Introduction Relationships Australia has previously explored different ways people participate socially in their community with a view to...
Loneliness
Introduction Previous studies have identified a strong desire for social connection in humans, with the levels and quality of social...