Families, Children & Youth
Parental Education and Parental Time with Children
Vox
An article examining the implications of the relationship between parental education and time spent with children
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2008-07-09
Parental Education, Grade Attainment and Earnings Expectations among University Students
IZA
A 47-page discussion paper analysing the relationship between socio-economic status and child outcomes in university
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-04-27
Parental Intellectual Disability and Child Protection: Key Issues
AIFS
In this 20-page Australian paper, parental intellectual disability and the common risk factors associated with child abuse and neglect are examined to understand if and why parents with intellectual disability are at heightened risk of abusing or neglecting their children
Families, Children & Youth, DisabilityPosted: 2009-12-16
Parental Investments in Children: How Bargaining and Educational Homogamy Affect Time Allocation
SFI
This 39-page Danish working paper studies parental time investment in their children
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-08-10
Parental Leave and Mothers' Careers: The Relative Importance of Job Protection and Cash Benefits
IZA
This 52-page discussion paper studies how mothers' return to work behavior and labour market outcomes are affected by alternative mixes of key policy parameters
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-07-04
Parental Leave Benefit Reform in Germany: Costs and Labour Market Outcomes of Moving Towards the Scandinavian Model
DIW Berlin
This 25-page discussion paper investigates the impact of German parental leave benefit reform on fertility rates and employment rates of young mothers
Social Policy, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-10-25
Parental Leave Policies in 21 Countries
CEPR
This 23-page US report compares the level of support provided to parents by 21 high-income countries
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-09-01
Parental Responsibility Laws
Parliamentary Library - New South Wales
A 57-page Australian briefing paper dealing with issues raised by the decision of the NSW government to enable the imposition of parental responsibility contracts on parents of children at risk of neglect
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2006-05-29
Parental Time with Children: Do Job Characteristics Make a Difference?
AIFS
This 30-page Australian research paper examines how characteristics of parental paid employment are associated with differences in parent-child time
Families, Children & Youth, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-09-22
Parenting and Families in Australia
FACS
This 216-page Australian research paper examines parenting styles and family functioning in Australia
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-07-12
Parenting Influences on Adolescent Alcohol Use
Australian Institute of Family Studies
This 102-page Australian report examines the influence that parents can exert on adolescent alcohol use
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-02-01
Parenting Influences on Adolescent Alcohol Use
Australian Institute of Family Studies
This 102-page Australian report investigates the influences that parents can exert on adolescent alcohol use
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2004-12-15
Parenting Partnerships in Culturally Diverse Settings: A Care Provider Perspective
Australian Institute of Family Studies
A 40-page Australian paper focusing on the extent to which carers in centre care and family care contexts work with parents to understand their perspectives on childrearing
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-06-13
Parents at the Centre
IPPR
The objective of the research presented in this 37-page UK report is to understand why some parents who are entitled to use early years services don’t normally do so
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-04-12
Parents' Incomes and Childrens' Outcomes: A Quasi-Experiment
IZA
This 47-page discussion paper examines the effect of parental incomes on children's outcomes
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-06-12
Part-Time is No Crime - So Why the Penalty?
U.K. Equal Opportunities Commission
The 42-page U.K. interim report of an investigation into flexible and part-time working
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-02-15
Partner Violence Among a Sample of Detainees
AIC
A 6-page Australian report explores involvement in intimate partner violence among a sample of police detainees
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-06-26
Partnerships for Learning: Promising Practices in Integrating School and Out-of-School Time Program Supports
HFRP
This 45-page US report from is aimed to help Out-of-School Time programme leaders, decision-makers, and funders to understand and implement effective OST–school partnerships for learning
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-03-24
Pathways From Out-of-home Care
AHURI
A 4-page Australian policy bulletin dealing with the importance of housing pathways for care leavers
Families, Children & Youth, HousingPosted: 2010-09-27
Pathways to Early School Success: Helping the Most Vulnerable Infants, Toddlers and Their Families
National Center for Children in Poverty
This 37-page issue brief focuses on the special challenges of helping babies and toddlers whose earliest experiences create "toxic stress".
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-02-26
Patterns and Precursors of Adolescent Antisocial Behaviour: Outcomes and Connections
Australian Institute of Family Studies
A 136-page Australian report examining the common risk factors between young people who engage in criminal and anti-social behaviour
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2005-11-17
Patterns of Antisocial Behaviour from Early to Late Adolescence
Australian Institute of Criminology
A 6-page Australian paper analyzing data on the types and extent of antisocial behaviour at different stages of adolescence
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-01-31
Patterns of Family Formation and Change in New Zealand
New Zealand Ministry of Social Development
This 94-page report describes a range of changes over recent decades in patterns of family formation, dissolution and reconstitution
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-12-17
Perceptions of Child Care Affordability and Availability
National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling
This 28-page report analyses self-reported problems with child care affordability and availability in Australia
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-03-09
Perspectives on Work/Family Balance
CEPR
A US testimony on the realities of American working women striving to balance their jobs with family life
Families, Children & Youth, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-05-02
Pill Power: The Prequel
IZA
A 46-page discussion paper concluding that fertility control, within or outside marriage, emerges as the key enabler of women's educational and professional advancement
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-02-11
Police and Community Responses to Youth Gangs
Australian Institute of Criminology
A 6-page Australian literature review of the youth gang issue
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-04-10
Police Cautioning in Queensland: The Impact on Juvenile Offending Pathways
Australian Institute of Criminology
A 6-page Australian report studying the impact on re-offending of cautioning young first offenders compared with the impact of prosecution
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-05-09
Policy by Children: A Children's Views Report
CSCI
A 52-page UK synthesis of ideas from children and young people about what social services should do for children in care
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-04-03
Policy, Purpose and Pragmatism: Dilemmas for Voluntary and Community Organisations Working with Black Young People Affected by Crime'
CCJS
A 39-page UK report finding that voluntary and community organisations working with black young people affected by crime are undermined by contradictory governmental agendas and a constant competition for limited resources within a conservative funding environment
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-07-16
Positive Futures Impact Report: End of Season Report
Home Office - UK
A 48-page report on Positive Futures, a UK sports-based social inclusion programme, listing its key achievements and examining its likely future course
Drug Abuse, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-03-26
Positivity in Practice: Approaches to Improving Perceptions of Young People and their Involvement in Crime and Anti-social Behaviour
NFER
The aim of this 68-page UK research was to investigate the approaches being taken by local authorities and partner organisations to improve how young people are perceived, especially in relation to youth crime and anti-social behaviour
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-06-27
Post-diagnosis Support for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Their Families and Carers
fahcsia
These two Australian reports are based on literature reviews addressing the experiences of diagnosis, treatment and support for families with children who are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-06-02
Post-diagnosis Support for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Their Families and Carers
SPRC
This 170-page Australian paper consists of two reports on post-diagnosis support for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The reports are based on literature reviews addressing the experiences of diagnosis, treatment and support for families with children who are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2011-05-19
Postseparation Fathering: What does Australian Research Tell Us?
Australian Institute of Family Studies
A paper summarizing Australian research into separated and divorced fathering
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-07-30
Poverty and Disadvantage Among Australian Children: A Spatial Perspective
National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling
This 36-page Australian paper utilizes census microdata and focuses on well-being and disadvantage from the child's perspective to measure social exclusion spatially
Families, Children & Youth, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-07-11
Poverty Rate Among Single-Parent Families Cut by Half over Decade
C.D. Howe Institute
A 20-page study claiming that the poverty rate among the two million Canadians living in lone-parent families has fallen by more than half over a decade
Poverty & Hunger, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-06-24
Pre-K Education: The Trillion Dollar Edge
Pew Trusts
Article tracing the development of pre-school education in the US, and describing its benefits
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-05-26
Pre-Kindergarten in Eleven States
National Center for Early Development and Learning
A 35-page preliminary report of a study of pre-kindergarten and early education programmes in 11 U.S. states
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-10-06
Predictive Factors for Illicit Drug Use Among Young People: A Literature Review
Home Office - UK
A 56-page UK literature review of factors associated with increased risk of drug abuse among young people, based on an analysis of 78 studies
Drug Abuse, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-02-10
Prepared to Learn
Rand Corporation
A 258-page US study into the nature and quality of early care and education for pre-school age children in California
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2008-08-26
Preschool Education in Australia
Parliamentary Library - Australia
An Australian backgrounder into research on early childhood intervention and education
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-05-14
Preschool for California's Children
HFRP
This 13-page US brief summarizes Harvard Family Research Project’s evaluation findings about the Preschool Program at its 5-year midpoint and offers suggestions for grantmaking strategy adjustments and modifications to increase the chances of advancing policies that benefit the children in California who need preschool the most
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-05-03
Preschool Is School, Sometimes
Hoover Institution
A study summary showing that high-quality teaching in early childhood education can close the achievement gap
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-12-02
Preschool Puzzle
Hoover Institution
A US article considering what the research tells us about the effects of preschool
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-08-28
Present, Engaged and Accounted For
NCCP
A 32-page US report on the importance of addressing chronic absence in the early school years
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-10-01
Preventing Child Sexual Abuse Within Youth-Serving Organisations
CDC
A 55-page US report providing guidance on establishing policies and procedures for preventing child sexual abuse in youth-serving organisations
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-09-22
Preventing Child Sexual Abuse within Youth-serving Organisations: Getting Started on Policies and Procedures
CDC
A 55-page US guide identifying key components of child sex abuse prevention for organisations
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-05-12
Preventing Mother-to-child Transmission of HIV During Breastfeeding
WHO
A 4-page policy brief on the efficacy of combination antiretroviral drugs during pregnancy, delivery and breastfeeding
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-01-14
Preventing Multiple Risky Behaviours Among Adolescents: Seven Strategies
"Child Trends"
This 12-page US research brief brings together findings from developmental science and from rigorous program evaluations to identify seven actionable, feasible strategies and relevant programs that have been found to affect two or more risky behaviors in adolescents
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-10-18
Preventing Sudden Infant Deaths in Canada
Government of Canada et al.
A 4-page overview of issues relevant to safe sleep for infants
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-07-15
Preventing Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy
MOH - New Zealand
A 4-page New Zealand guide for preventing sudden unexpected death in infancy, prepared for medical professionals
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-12-14
Preventing Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy
Ministry of Health - New Zealand
A 4-page New Zealand guidance for health professionals on preventing SUDI
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-05-16
Preventing Violence Before it Occurs
VicHealth
A 72-page Australian framework and background paper guiding the primary prevention of violence against women
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-01-02
Preventing Youth Disengagement and Promoting Engagement
ARACY
An 88-page Australian discussion paper reviewing the literature on the pathways to youth disengagement
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-09-25
Prevention and Early Intervention in Strengthening Families and Relationships
AIFS
This 13-page Australian paper examines the challenges and implications in encouraging prevention and early intervention in strengthening families and relationships
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-02-26
Primary and Secondary Control Enhancement Training (PASCET)
Promising Practices Network
Details of a US programme showing promise for the treatment of depression in secondary school age children
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-03-15
Primary Carers of People with Arthritis and Osteoporosis
AIHW
This 44-page Australian report brings together the latest data to highlight the impact of caring for people with arthritis and osteoporosis on the carers themselves
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-05-23
Proceedings of the International Forum on Family Relationships in Transition
Australian Institute of Family Studies
The 276-page proceedings of an international forum held in Australia to discuss the legislative, practical and policy responses to family relationships in transition
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2006-08-21
Professionals Protecting Children: Child Protection and Psychology Education in Australia
Australian Centre for Child Protection
This 72-page research is the first to comprehensively survey child protection related content in Australian psychology programmes
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-07-18
Promising Practices for Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention
Rand Corporation
This US issue brief provides a concise overview of child abuse and neglect prevention, including a summary of the scope of the problem, a discussion of the costs to individuals and society, and promising strategies for prevention
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-07-29
Promoting and Supporting Positive Behaviour in Primary Schools
DCSF
This i4-page UK document provides a set of learning opportunities designed to help primary school children develop social, emotional and behavioral skills
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-03-13
Promoting Equity and Dignity for Aboriginal Children in Canada
IRPP
This 32-page Canadian study examines recent innovations in public policies, programmes and partnerships involving Aboriginal children
Indigenous Affairs, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-08-19
Promoting Positive Education and Care Transitions for Children
AIFS
This Australian resource sheet is a review of research regarding children’s transition from home, to early childhood education and care services and then to school, with a specific focus upon both children and parents’ experiences of those transitions.
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2011-11-10
Public and Private Roles in the Workplace
Urban Institute
A series of papers presented at a US roundtable held to consider how the public and private sectors can assist low-income working families (single page linking to each paper)
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-09-14
Public Policies and Women's Employment after Childbearing
IZA
This 48-page paper examines how the public policy environment in the United States affects work by new mothers following childbirth. We examine four types of policies that vary across states and affect the budget constraint in different ways
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-01-28
Raising the Game: Mainstreaming Children's Rights
ODI
A 4-page UK briefing paper arguing that children’s rights should be mainstreamed into broader development policy debates
Families, Children & Youth, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-12-10
Rallying Together: Summary of a Research Study of Raleigh's Work with Disadvantaged Young People
IPPR
This 65-page report was commissioned to research the long-term impact of Raleigh, a UK youth development organisation working with disadvantaged young people
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-02-14
Re-framing of Childcare in Germany and England: From a Private Responsibility to an Economic Necessity
Anglo-German Foundation
In both Germany and England a process of re-framing the political discourses around childcare for infants (0–3 years) can be seen in the last 10 years. In this 24-page research paper, this re-framing process is analysed using the example of the political debates around the introduction of two central pieces of legislation on the expansion of childcare for this age group
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-12-17
Reading Next: A Vision for Action and Research in Middle and High School Literacy
Carnegie Corporation of New York
A 53-page U.S. research-based report outlining fifteen key elements of an effective literacy intervention for adolescents
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-11-02
Ready-to-Drink Alcoholic Beverages
Parliament of Australia
A 119-page Australian report on harmful alcohol consumption by young people
Drug Abuse, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-06-25
Recent Progress in Marriage and Relationship Education in Australia
AFIS
A 9-page Australian briefing paper summarizing recent developments aimed at addressing challenges and directions in marriage and relationship education
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-02-03
Redefining Fatal Child Neglect
Australian Institute of Family Studies
A 24-page Australian paper outlining a developmental theoretical framework to underpin the definitions of fatal child neglect
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-12-15
Reducing Maternal Depression and Its Impact on Young Children
NCCP
a 28-page US policy brief on the importance of addressing maternal depression to child welfare
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-02-05
Reforming Juvenile Justice Systems
Urban Institute
This US paper continues the Urban Institute's evaluation of the Reclaiming Futures initiative, focusing on two components of the initiative: positive youth development and cultural competence
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-04-28
Regulatory Axes on Food Advertising to Children on Television
"Australia and New Zealand Health Policy"
This 18-page Australian paper describes and evaluates some of the criteria on the basis of which food advertising to children on television could be regulated, including controls that revolve around the type of television programme, the type of product, the target audience and the time of day
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-02-03
Relationship Pressures on Australian Families: Some Implications for Psychologists
Australian Psychological Society
This Australian article seeks to explore some of the pressures on couples and families and sketches the implications for psychologists faced with addressing the growing prevalence of mental health problems and behavioural disorders
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-03-16
Religion and Child Health
IZA
This 34-page discussion paper examines the determinants of the health of children ages 6 to 19. The primary focus is on the effect of religion on the reported overall health and psychological health of the child
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2010-10-11
Report of the Protecting Victoria's Vulnerable Children Inquiry
Department of Premier and Cabinet
This Austeralian inquiry investigated systemic problems in Victoria's child protection system and, in this report, has now made recommendations to strengthen and improve the protection and support of vulnerable young Victorians
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2012-03-01
Report on Maternity: Maternal and Newborn Information 2002
New Zealand Ministry of Health
A 128-page report on the outcomes, availability and utilization of maternity services for women who gave birth in New Zealand in 2002
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-08-09
Resilient Children: Literature Review and Evidence from the HOPE VI Panel Study: Final Report
Urban Institute
This 41-page U.S. study aims to identify factors relating to resilient outcomes for children living in distressed communities
Families, Children & Youth, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-12-11
Resilient Girls: Factors that Protect Against Delinquency
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
This 16-page US bulletin examines a select number of factors that research suggests may “protect” girls who are at risk for becoming delinquent
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2009-01-30
Responding to Children and Young People’s Disclosures of Abuse
AIFS
This 7-page Australian practice brief contains information that will help family, friends, other adults and professionals to respond to a child’s disclosure of abuse.
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-09-16
Responding to Children and Young People's Disclosures of Abuse
NCPC, AIFS
A 12-page Australian practice brief discussing the topic of children and young people's disclosures of abuse
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-10-23
Responding to Young People Disclosing Sexual Assault: A Resource for Schools
AIFS
This Australian document provides information about young people's experiences of sexual assault, the barriers they face to disclosing such experiences, the process of disclosure for young people, what schools can do to support somebody who has disclosed sexual assault and why it is so important to provide positive and supportive responses.
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2008-12-31
Restrictive and Supportive Parenting: Effects on Children's School Affect and Emotional Responses
Australian Educational Researcher
The report of an Australian project in which upper primary school students were surveyed about their general liking for school, and their parents were surveyed about their parenting styles
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-05-16
Rethinking Welfare Rules From a Marriage-Plus Perspective
Center for Law and Social Policy
This 8-page U.S. brief explores the relationship between public benefit rules and marriage
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2005-04-13
Returning to Work Following Childbirth in Australia
Australian National University
This Australian paper examines changes in the timing of return to work by women after childbirth and the pattern of returns to work
Families, Children & Youth, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-02-15
Review of the Protection of Children from Sex Offenders
Home Office - UK
This 32-page UK policy document sets out proposals for improvements in the protection of children from sex offenders
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-06-19
Reviewing the Evidence on the Effectiveness of Early Childhood Intervention
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
This 109-page Australian report examines the effectiveness of early intervention programs for children with a developmental disability or developmental delay regardless of underlying cause or condition
Families, Children & Youth, DisabilityPosted: 2012-01-09
Risk Assessment in Child Protection
National Child Protection Clearinghouse
This 6-page Australian resource outlines the different approaches used to assess whether children are at risk of maltreatment, and explore issues and criticisms surrounding the use of standardised risk assessment instruments in child protection
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-04-04
Risk, Protective Factors and Resilience to Drug Use: Identifying Resilient Young People and Learning from Their Experience
Home Office - UK
This 98-page UK report presents the findings of a study exploring young people's resilience to drug use
Drug Abuse, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-02-10
Safe and Supportive Families and Communities for Children
CFCA
This 17-page paper reviews the research on building safe and supportive families and communities for children in Australia
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2012-04-13
Safeguarding Children
OFSTED
A 114-page report examining the UK arrangements for safeguarding children and young people
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-08-14
Safeguarding Children in Whom Illness is Fabricated or Induced
DH
A 65-page UK paper reviewing the implementation of a 2002 guidance on protecting children in whom illness has been fabricated or induced
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-03-21
Safeguarding Children Who May Have Been Trafficked
Department for Children, Schools and Families - UK
A 58-page UK guidance document to assist agencies to safeguard and promote the welfare of children who may have been trafficked
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-12-12
Scarring Effects of Remaining Unemployed for Long-Term Unemployed School-Leavers
IZA
This 39-page study investigates whether and to what extent further unemployment experience for youths who are already long-term unemployed imposes a penalty on subsequent labor market outcomes
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-09-16
School Nutrition Programs and the Incidence of Childhood Obesity
IZA
A 37-page discussion paper assessing the impact of two US school nutrition programmes in the battle against childhood obesity
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-09-08
School Readiness, Full-Day Kindergarten and Student Achievement: An Empirical Investigation
Rand Corporation
This US report examines how childrens' skills and knowledge at kindergarten entry predict achievement in later grades
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-01-11
School-Based Mentoring: A Closer Look
Public/Private Ventures
A 42-page U.S. study of school-based mentoring, examining the characteristics of mentor-youth matches and the benefits gained by youth
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2005-03-04