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What Dads in Distress is and what we do in a meeting - by Tony Miller
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Dads On The Air 19 July 2010, Dads in Distress Special - With special guests: Barry Guidera, Laurence Anderson, Rob Koch and Marcia Payne. This week we salute all those who work in this wonderful organization, and who give up much of their spare time to help their fellow human beings cope, with the preventable, most traumatizing time in their lives.
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Dads On The Air 25 March 2008, The Dads in Distress Special - Dads On The Air is honoured to hand this week's program over to one of the country's most successful self-help groups for fathers, Dads in Distress (DIDs).
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Dads On The Air 26 June 2007, Special program on depression and suicide intervention for men. With Graeme Cowan, author of "Back from the Brink", Tony Miller and Randall Pieterse from Dads in Distress, and Professor Ian Hickie, University of Sydney.
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Dads On The Air 08 May 2007, The Gathering Storm: With Tony Miller, Slavka Scott and Murray Robertson.
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Dads On The Air 21 November 2006, Interview with Tony Miller - Dads in Distress.
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The Grill Team - Podcast #158
1. David Gallop on Salary Cap 2. 000 operators 3. Dad's in Distress 4. The big issues facing divorced dads.

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What Dads in Distress is and what we do in a meeting
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Documents

Dads in Distress

Dads in Distress Support Services - FAMILY VIOLENCE POLICY STATEMENT
PDF document 440kb

Save The Males - Poster
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Family Law

Every Picture Tells A Story (29 December 2003)
Report on the inquiry into child custody arrangements in the event of family separation House of Representatives, Standing Committee on Family and Community Affairs

Full Report - PDF document 1,4MB

A New Approach to the Family Law System - Implementation of Reforms (10 November 2004)
Discussion Paper
Word document 276kb

A New Family Law System - Government Response to Every Picture Tells A Story (23 June 2005)
Response to the report of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family and Community Affairs inquiry into child-custody arrangements in the event of family separation.
PDF document 144kb
Word document 300kb

Proposed Family Law changes released for public comment (23 June 2005)
Exposure Draft Of The Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Bill 2005 - PDF document 475kb
Explanatory Memorandum of the Family Law Amendment Bill 2005 - PDF document 123kb
Draft timetable for inquiry - Word document 36kb

House of Representatives Committee Hearing, Canberra (26 July 2005)
Reference: Exposure draft of the Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Bill 2005
To inquire into and report on: The provisions of the draft Bill.
Entire transcript of the hearing - PDF document 592kb

Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Bill 2005 (08 December 2005)
PDF document 424kb

Response to the Recommendations of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs (The Committee) on the Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Bill 2005 (08 December 2005)
PDF document 188kb

Family Law Reform Newsletter
A quarterly update of the Australian Government's progress in reforming the family law system.
December 2005 issue of Family Law Reform News (09 December 2005), PDF document 300kb
May 2006 issue of Family Law Reform News (15 May 2006), PDF document 400kb

The Family Law Violence Strategy (26 February 2006)
The Australian Government is taking steps to improve the handling of family violence and child abuse allegations in the family law system.
PDF document 436kb

Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Bill 2006 - As read a third time (02 March 2006)
PDF document 448kb
Word document 792kb

Senate Legal and Constitutional Committee - Inquiry into the provisions of the Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Bill 2005 (24 March 2006)
Full Report - PDF document 280kb
Dads In Distress Inc Response to Senate Inquiry - PDF document 16kb

Family Law Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 2) (PDF document 12kb)
Family Law Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 2) - Explanatoy Statement (PDF document 228kb)

Family Law Reviews 2009
AIFS: Evaluation of the 2006 Family Law Reforms - Full Report (PDF document 5,7MB)
AIFS: Evaluation of the 2006 Family Law Reforms - Summary Report (PDF document 744kb)
Family Courts Violence Review by Professor Richard Chisholm AM (PDF document 1MB)
Improving Responses to Family Violence in the Family Law System (PDF document 584kb)

Self-represented litigants' kit (PDF document 1,1MB)
A do-it-yourself kit to help you prepare a family law case and represent yourself in court

A guide to REPRESENTING YOURSELF in the FAMILY COURT of Western Australia CHILDREN'S CASES
(FAMILY COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA 2007)
PDF document 212kb

A guide to REPRESENTING YOURSELF in the FAMILY COURT of Western Australia PROPERTY CASES
(FAMILY COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA 2008)
PDF document 212kb

Family Court Of Australia - Guidelines for the ordering and preparation of Family Reports (PDF document 180kb)

Apprehended Violence, Part 15A of the Crimes Act 12 March 2007
PDF document 544kb
Word document 224kb

Offender Warning Letter - NSW Police Service - Domestic Violence Liaison Office
Purpose of the leaflet is to stop you from being further harassed by telephone or to prevent or stop person/s coming to your home.
PDF document 160kb
Word document 84kb

Respondent Court information letter
PDF document 104kb
Word document 40kb

Victoria Legal Aid - How to run your family law case (June 2009)
A do-it-yourself kit to help you prepare a family law case and represent yourself in court
PDF document 1,6MB

Victoria Legal Aid - You and family law (December 2009)
A short guide
PDF document 1,5MB

Family Relationship Centres

Family Relationship Centres - Information Paper (30 September 2005)
This document describes aspects of the proposed operations of Family Relationship Centres.
PDF document 68kb
Word document 152kb

Family Relationship Centres and Services one step closer to reality (04 April 2006)
A complete list of the organisations and consortia invited to enter into funding negotiation - PDF document 212kb
Announcement of Selection Process for Family Relationship Centres and Related Services - PDF document 144kb

Child Support

Taskforce Report 'In the Best Interests of Children - Reforming the Child Support Scheme' (14 June 2005)
This report covers complex and important issues affecting families following separation. The report has been prepared by the Ministerial Taskforce in two parts: the Summary Report, which also includes the recommendations, and the Full Report.

Summary Report and Recommendations - PDF document 346kb

Full Report - PDF document 1.8MB

Factsheets about the Proposed Changes to the Child Support Scheme
Factsheet One: An overview of the reforms (PDF document 170kb)
Factsheet Two: Questions and answers about the reforms (PDF document 188kb)
Factsheet Three: Stage One - Changes to the Scheme from July 2006 (PDF document 140kb)
Factsheet Four: Stage Two - Changes to the Child Support Scheme from January 2007 (PDF document 157kb)
Factsheet Five: Stage Three - Changes to the Child Support Scheme from July 2008 (PDF document 138kb)
Factsheet Six: The new Child Support Formula (PDF document 135kb)
Factsheet Seven: Stage Two - Improving the relationship between the courts, the Child Support Scheme and the CSA (PDF document 129kb)
Factsheet Eight: Stage Two - Extension of time to apply for child support (PDF document 128kb)
Factsheet Nine: Stage Two - Parentage issues and child support payments (PDF document 133kb)
Factsheet Ten: Stage Two - Appealing child support decisions to the Social Security Appeals Tribunal (PDF document 141kb)

Research paper underpinning the Taskforce's approach
The Estimated Costs of Children in Australian Families in 2005-06 [NATSEM]
PDF document 268kb

Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme - New Formula and Other Measures) Bill 2006 (15 September 2006), PDF document 764 kb

The new Child Support Scheme and changes to Family Assistance (01 July 2008), PDF document 3MB

Suicide & Disorders

Hunter Institute of mental health - Suicide in Australia 1979-2004
All charts based on ABS published data
PowerPoint document 256kb
PDF document 4,6MB

Suicide prevention - targeting the patient at risk
By Simon Bridge, Senior Lecturer, Department of Medicine, James Cook University, and general practitioner, Cairns, Queensland
PDF document 232kb

Understanding and effectively dealing with Hostile-Aggressive Parenting (HAP)
Published by Family Conflict Resolution Services, Ontario Canada
PDF document 412kb

Risk assessment protocol to evaluate the risk of harm to children caused by Hostile-Aggressive Parenting (HAP)
Published by Family Conflict Resolution Services, Ontario Canada
PDF document 380kb

A guide to the Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS)
by Stan Hayward FNF Research Officer
Word document 66kb

Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS): How to Detect It and What to Do About It
by J. Michael Bone and Michael R. Walsh
Word document 43kb

The Cult of Parenthood: A Qualitative Study of Parental Alienation
Word document 180kb

Dads Divorce - Parents Who Have Successfully Fought Parental Alienation Syndrome
By Jayne A. Major, Ph.D. (UCLA)
Word document 59kb

SAMSSA - Service Assisting Male Survivors of Sexual Assault
provides support, information and referral services to male survivors of sexual assault and their partners.
SAMSSA Brochure - Word document 36kb
SAMSSA Poster - Word document 32kb

Custody & Parenting

Children's Matters, Parenting Plans & Orders
How to make arrangements for children during and after separation. How separation affects children.
PDF document 52 kb

Equal Opportunities Commission (UK), Shared Caring: bringing fathers into the frame
By Margaret O'Brien, University of East Anglia
PDF document 528kb

Psychology Today: Father's Time - Understanding the challenges of fatherhood.
By Paul Roberts, Bill Moseley
PDF document 180kb

Child Custody, Access and Parental Responsibility
by Edward Kruk, M.S.W., Ph.D., December 2008
PDF document 520kb

Family & Relationship

Papers from the 2004 National Men and Family Relationships Forum as provided by the Forum Organising Committee
A Checklist for Organisations Working With Men - PDF document 84kb
Counselling Men - PDF document 76kb
Current Issues in Working With Men in Geelong - PDF document 32kb
Developing the Practice of Working With Men in Relationships - PDF document 48kb
Developing Work With Men in Relationships - PDF document 32kb
Family Wellness Article - PDF document 16kb
Putting the Baby Back in the Bath: Reintegrating Psychology into Domestic Violence - PDF document 84kb
Where Have All the Men Gone? - PDF document 36kb
Who Can a Man Tell: Supporting Male Survivors of Childhood Sexual Assault - PDF document 20kb
Using Mindfullness Based Cognitive Therapy for Emotional Tolerance and Mood Relief with Men - PDF document 28kb

Should I Keep Trying to Work It Out?
A Guidebook for Individuals and Couples at the Crossroads of Divorce (And Before)
PDF document 984kb

The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey
The HILDA Survey aims to provide a new type of social statistics for Australia, and to investigate new methods of measuring change and social trends.
First Statistical Report of the HILDA Survey (PDF document 772 Kb)

Trends in Cohabitation
PDF document 284kb

Attitudes Towards Marriage and Cohabitation
PDF document 196kb

Men's Health

Australian Medical Association: Position Paper on Men's Health
PDF document 68kb

New Maps For Broken Hearted Men: How to Understand & Heal After The End Of a Relationship
A Self-Help Guide by Glen Wand (M. Psych. Clin.)
PDF document 3,3MB

Other Information

Best practice guidelines for lawyers doing family law work
Prepared by Australian Government - Family Law Council. These guidelines reflect the law as at 29 March 2004.
PDF document 508kb


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