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Infidelity
Introduction Infidelity is commonly defined as being unfaithful in a married or committed relationship. It can include a range of behaviour such as emotional and sexual infidelity, and inappropriate physical contact.Research suggests that emotional affairs are more...
New Year’s Resolutions – Get to Know the Locals!
How about ‘get to know the neighbours’ as your 2018 New Year’s resolution?
Loneliness
Introduction This report presents the results of the third survey in a series that examines the levels of social isolation and loneliness for people accessing the Relationships Australia website.We have previously discussed the research evidence that clearly...
Online dating
Introduction Over the past two decades there has been an increasing trend towards people using the internet and dating applications to meet new partners.While there are no official statistics on the number of Australians using online dating sites, with industry bodies...
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 people who cannot live with their own families.Across Australia, formal state support and housing for young people in OOHC ceases at...
Annual Report 2017
Relationships Australia Annual Report
Restorative practice
Introduction Restorative practice offers an approach that brings together individuals, families, social networks, services and government, through informal and informal processes, to proactively build relationships to resolve or prevent conflict and wrongdoing. It...
Organ donation
Introduction Australia is leading the world in successful donation and transplant outcomes. In 2016, a record number of people received organ transplants from 503 deceased organ donors and 267 living donors. These numbers have been substantially increasing since 2009;...
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 people. While the overall suicide rate for young people is lower than for older cohorts, a greater percentage of deaths are...
Barriers to help seeking
Introduction Relationships Australia has a keen interest in improving people’s access to, and experience of, services. In previous online surveys we have explored how people accessing Relationships Australia’s website undertake research to find a counsellor, their...