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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 are experiencing loneliness. It explored the findings from 16 waves of the Household Income and Labour Dynamics of Australia (HILDA)...
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 Tajfel and Turner in the 1970s. The theory proposes that part of a person’s concept of self, in other words a person’s sense of...
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 National Families Week, coinciding with the United Nation’s International Day of Families. These celebrations highlight the vital role...
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 of being cognitively, emotionally and socially healthy (World Health Organization, 2017). Mental health conditions, such as...
What is Elder Abuse?
Elder abuse can take many different forms. The most common forms of elder abuse are financial abuse and neglect. Physical abuse Physical abuse describes any deliberate act that causes pain for, injury to, or intimidation of, an older person. This includes all forms of...
Comments on Department of Social Services, Stronger Outcomes for Families – Discussion Paper and Background Paper
Submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee
National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2018 and National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Bill 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 problems they would only discuss with a small group of people that are very close to them. A person’s closest ties are often referred...
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 wellbeing of individuals, families and their communities in a range of studies, with high levels of community participation found...
Bullying in schools
Introduction The national definition of bullying for Australian schools defines bullying as an ongoing misuse of power in relationships through repeated verbal, physical and/or social behaviour that causes physical and/or psychological harm (Dept. of Education,...