Families, Children & Youth
Work, Family and Parenting Study: Research Findings
Ministry of Social Development - New Zealand
A New Zealand research report providing a picture of the reciprocal relationship between paid work, family life and raising children
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-06-24
Work-Family Conflict: Look to Employers and Communities for Solutions
Brookings, Princeton
An 8-page US policy brief offering recommendations for the relief of struggling working parents
Families, Children & Youth, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-10-11
Work-related Learning: The Story So Far
U.K. Office for Standards in Education
A 20-page U.K. report examining the lessons to be learned from a survey of vocational education and training for 14 to 19 year olds in Denmark, the Netherlands and Australia
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-06-14
Working Dads: Final Report on the Fathers at Work Initiative
Public/Private Ventures
This 65-page US report presents findings from an evaluation of Fathers at Work, a national demonstration designed to help low-income noncustodial fathers increase their employment and earnings, become more involved in their children's lives, and provide them with more consistent financial support
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-10-14
Working Together to Improve Results: Reviewing the Effectiveness of Community Decision-Making Entities
CSSP
A 57-page US study of the effectiveness of community decision-making entities in improving the conditions and outcomes of children and families
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-10-11
Working Together to Keep Children and Young People Safe
Child, Youth and Family
This 52-page New Zealand guide helps people recognise when families are vulnerable and how they can help, through to spotting the signs of abuse, who to talk to and how to report their concerns
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-01-28
Working with Families Concerned with School-Based Bullying
AIFS
This 9-page Australian brief examines school bullying and the role of family relationships in dealing with it
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-05-19
Working with Indigenous Children, Families, and Communities: Lessons from Practice
Communities and Families Clearinghouse Australia
This 7-page Australian practice sheet describes methods that child and family services can use to support Indigenous families and communities
Indigenous Affairs, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-06-23
Working with Sibling Sexual Abuse
Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault
This Australian interview discusses the changes to the treatment of young adolescent people who sexually perpetrate against their siblings and the impacts and challenges that face their families
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2012-01-18
World Development Report 2007: Development and the Next Generation
World Bank
A 336-page report dealing with the challenges and opportunities posed by the record number of young people in developing countries
International Development, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-09-25
World Youth Report 2003
United Nations
A 429-page overview of the global situation of young people, covering such matters as education, employment, poverty, health, environment, drugs, delinquency, leisure
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-06-01
World Youth Report 2010: Youth and Climate Change
United Nations Programme on Youth
This 192-page report offers suggestions on how young people might be more effectively integrated as individual and collective agents of change within the realm of climate change adaptation and mitigation
Families, Children & Youth, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-12-09
You Can’t Be Happier than Your Wife: Happiness Gaps and Divorce
IZA
This 42-page discussion paper examines whether the gap in subjective happiness between spouses matters per se, i.e. whether it predicts divorce
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-12-10
Young Carers: Social Policy Impacts of the Caring Responsibilities of Children and Young Adults
SPRC
A 134-page theoretically-informed and policy-focused quantitative and qualitative study on young carers in Australia
Social Policy, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-12-19
Young Motherhood and Child Outcomes
SPRC
A 41-page Australian report tests for the existence of a causal impact of mother’s age at birth in Australia. Outcomes for young children and for teenagers/young adults are considered
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-02-16
Young People and Alcohol: Some Statistics to 2002 on Possible Effects of Lowering the Drinking Age
New Zealand Ministry of Justice
A 60-page New Zealand report assessing the effects of lowering the legal minimum drinking age in 1999 from 20 to 18
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-06-03
Young People and Alcohol: Some Statistics to 2003 and 2004 on Possible Effects of Lowering the Purchase Age
Ministry of Justice - New Zealand
This 53-page New Zealand report is one of a series on the possible effects of lowering the legal minimum age at which a person may purchase or consume alcohol on licensed premises
Drug Abuse, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-05-14
Young People and Crime
Home Office
A 34-page UK report presenting findings from a 2006 survey describing levels and trends in youth offending, anti-social behaviour and victimisation among young people
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-07-18
Young People and Their Parents: Supporting Families Through Changes that Occur in Adolescence
AIFS
A 7-page Australian briefing paper exploring the changes experienced by young people and their families during the adolescent period
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-11-11
Young People, Crime and Antisocial Behaviour: Findings from the 2003 Crime and Justice Survey
U.K. Home Office
A 6-page document summarizing the findings of a self-report survey to measure the extent and nature of criminality and antisocial behaviour by young people aged 10-25
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-01-25
Young people, Knives and Guns
CJM
A 106-page UK report offering a comprehensive review of gun and knife crime strategies targeted at young people
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-06-13
Youth (In)justice: Oral Language Competence in Early Life and Risk for Engagement in Antisocial Behaviour in Adolescence
Australian Institute of Criminology
This 6-page Australian brief presents evidence that demonstrates that high proportions of young offenders have a clinically significant, but previously undetected, oral language disorder
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2012-04-13
Youth Disability in Australia
Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies
This 15-page Australian briefing highlights the key statistics, policy problems and development opportunities relevant to youth and disability today
Families, Children & Youth, DisabilityPosted: 2012-04-05
Youth Gang Involvement: What Are the Risk Factors?
Public Safety Canada
A 4-page Canadian information sheet setting out the risk factors influencing youth to become involved in gangs
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-07-23
Youth Homelessness: Four Policy Proposals
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
A 60-page Australian report focusing on the causes of youth homelessness, prevention and early intervention strategies in schools
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-07-14
Youth Homelessness: Four Policy Proposals
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
A 60-page Australian report on the causes of youth homelessness, effective prevention strategies in schools and proposals for strengthening early intervention capacity
Families, Children & Youth, HousingPosted: 2004-10-12
Youth in War-To-Peace Transitions: Approaches of International Organisations
Berghof Research Center
A 72-page study dealing with the role of youth in war-to-peace transitions and the response of international organisations to them
Families, Children & Youth, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2004-12-26
Youth Justice Conferences versus Children’s Court: A Comparison of Re-offending
BOSCAR
A 23-page Australian report finding that a programme designed to bring young offenders face to face with the victims of their crime and encourage them to accept responsibility for their offending is no more effective than a children’s court in reducing juvenile reoffending
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2012-03-20
Youth Mentoring
AHURI
This 52-page Australian report considers national and international evidence on the value for investment and identifies evidence regarding the social and economic benefits for youth of quality one-to-one relationship based mentoring
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-12-02
Youth Mentoring: a Good Thing?
CPS
This 49-page UK report looks at the effectiveness of mentoring schemes for young people
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-11-17
Youth Risk Behaviour Surveillance - United States, 2003
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
A 100-page report on six categories of priority risk behaviour among youth and young adults in the U.S. during 2003
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2004-07-30
Youth Risk-Taking Behaviour in Brazil: Drug Use and Teenage Pregnancies
IZA
A 17-page discussion paper studying interactions among different type of risk-taking behaviour by Brazilian youth
Families, Children & Youth, Drug AbusePosted: 2007-09-20
Youth Suicide Prevention Position Statement
SPA
This 29-page Australian paper consolidates some previously inaccessible information on youth suicide and outlines the current programs and initiatives in place in Australia to tackle it, including highlighting the role of schools
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-03-08
Youth Unemployment in Europe and the United States
IZA
This 29-page discussion paper focuses on youth unemployment, why we should be concerned about it, why it is increasing again, how the present difficulties of young people entering the labour market differ from those of the past and what useful lessons have been learned that may guide future policy
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-05-18
Youth Unemployment: Déjà Vu?
IZA
This 58-page paper reviews current issues in youth labour markets in developed countries
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-02-04
"Getting the Big Picture": A Synopsis and Critique of Australian Out-of-Home Care
AIFS
A 40-page Australian report reviewing research into out-of-home care for children and young people
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-10-18
"It Wasn't Me, It Was Them!" - Social Influence in Risky Behaviour by Adolescents
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 25-page discussion paper examines risky behaviour (the consumption of tobacco, alcohol and marijuana) by American adolescents in the context of peer group behaviour
Families, Children & Youth, Drug AbusePosted: 2005-04-20
"It's Not For Lack of Wanting Kids..."
Australian Institute of Family Studies
Results of a survey exploring the decisions being made by Australians about having children. Commissioned to provide a better understanding of the reasons for Australia's low fertility rate
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-02-01
"Might Not Be a Tomorrow": A Multi-Methods Approach to Anticipated Early Death and Youth Crime
IZA
A number of researchers point to the anticipation of early death, or a sense of "futurelessness," as a contributing factor to youth crime and violence. This 49-page discussion paper addresses the limitations of previous studies using a multi-methods approach, involving the analyses of national survey data and in-depth interviews with active street offenders
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-11-26
'Trying to Get By': Consulting with Children and Young People on Child Poverty
Children's Commissioner - UK
This 43-page UK study involved in-depth discussions with children and young people living in some of the most deprived areas in the country. A total of 73 children and young people were asked about poverty and how the Government can make a difference
Poverty & Hunger, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-04-10