Research: Studies and Papers

Papers and Findings

Baby on Board : Report of the Infants in Care and Family Contact Research Project

Home based carer and professional support needs survey

Impact of past adoption practices: Summary of key issues from Australian research

Support in Kith and Kin Care: The Experience of Carers

Current Studies

National Research Study on the Service Response to Past Adoption Experiences

Participants are being sought for a nation-wide study into past adoption experiences to identify the support and service needs of people.

It will be the largest study of this nature ever conducted in Australia.

The purpose of this research is to understand the current needs of people affected by past adoption experiences, particularly the closed adoption processes in place until the 1980s.

Input is being sought from people who were involved in any way, such as:

• People who have been separated from a child by adoption;
• People who were adopted;
• Adoptive parents; and
• Any other family members (including other children, spouses and grandparents).

Input is being sought from professionals servicing current needs of people affected by adoption (counselors, psychologists, etc).

To take part in this survey, go to: http://www.aifs.gov.au/pae/

Research Centres and Organisations