This article describes the P5 Program which focuses on supporting parents in dealing with family issues, with the broad objective of providing greater depth, connection and meaning to all family and social relationships, and promoting a prosocial, universal skill-based approach to parenting. Grounded in the view that parents are best able to meet the needs...

Using unique information for a cohort of Australian youth, this paper explores the association between youths' perception of control (i.e. locus of control) and three educational outcomes: (i) Year 12 completion, (ii) whether youth obtained an Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank (ENTER) score, and (iii) the actual ENTER score. By using a measure of socio-economic...

This report provides a summary of the key issues and trends facing Australian families. It examines a selection of key topics, including fertility, caring responsibilities, economic wellbeing of families, health of family relationships and how Australians are balancing work and family responsibilities. The accompanying snapshot provides a summary of key data from the report and...

Of teens who are sexually active, a third had their first experience at age 14 years or younger, yet almost one in ten say they have not been taught sex ed at school according to research carried out by Marie Stopes International. Key findings in the report SEX – telling it like it is: a...

This paper is another in the 'Evidence-into-Action' series of topical papers commissioned by the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) to support community-based service providers and organisations in building local capacity to improve early childhood health and development outcomes.