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Research and evaluation summaries

Our research and evaluation summaries are designed to share the outcomes of key projects and initiatives relating to our services, clients and community needs.

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AccessResolve Property Dispute Resolution for Court-Ordered Clients: Practitioner Views

This resource summarises the main factors identified by AccessResolve conciliators as facilitators of, or barriers to, case settlement.

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Reports & submissions

Models of child participation in family mediation: A review

This resource summarises a literature review we undertook to identify and map models of children’s participation in family mediation.

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pdf, 170KB

Reports & submissions

Family dispute resolution: Benefits for parents and the family law system

This research summary outlines financial and non-financial benefits of family dispute resolution for parents.

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pdf, 428KB

Reports & submissions

Evaluating our collaborative approach to strengthening family relationships in the City of Yarra

This research summary outlines the findings of our Yarra Communities That Care® Facilitator Network evaluation.

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pdf, 317KB

Reports & submissions

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Participation, agreement and reduced acrimony in mandatory family dispute resolution: Benefits for ambivalent clients

This research summary outlines our findings about how family dispute resolution can help separating parents who are resistant to attending.

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pdf, 470KB

Reports & submissions

The Impact of Family Dispute Resolution at Relationships Australia: Outcomes and Efficacy for Separating Couples

This research summary outlines our national study on the outcomes and efficacy of dispute resolution for separating couples.

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pdf, 406KB

Reports & submissions

Adapting men’s behaviour change programs to online delivery using a developmental evaluation approach

This research summary outlines our learnings and recommendations from a developmental evaluation of our online men's behaviour change program.

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pdf, 320KB

Reports & submissions

The Use and Misuse of Communication Technologies Among Separated Clients

This research summary outlines the findings of our 2019 study into how parents of our post-separation services use communication technologies.

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pdf, 447KB

Reports & submissions

The Impact of COVID-19 on Family Dispute Resolution Clients in Victoria in 2020-21

This research summary discusses clients' responses to our survey on how COVID-19 impacted their needs for and experiences of family dispute resolution.

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pdf, 388KB

Reports & submissions

AccessResolve Property Dispute Resolution for Court-Ordered Clients - Satisfaction and Outcomes

This research summary presents the results of our study into clients’ satisfaction with and outcomes from our AccessResolve service.

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pdf, 335KB

Reports & submissions

Remote Family Dispute Resolution During and After COVID-19: Client and Practitioner Perspectives

This research summary focuses on the perspectives of family dispute resolution clients and practitioners during and after COVID-19.

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pdf, 486KB

Read more about our research and evaluation work

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Current projects

We're currently undertaking research and evaluation projects across a range of areas related to family relationships.

Family dispute resolution: A cost-benefit analysis

Explore the findings of our cost-benefit analysis on the economic and social benefits of our family dispute resolution (FDR) services.

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Family dispute resolution: What the research says

Through continuous research and evaluation, we continue to refine family dispute resolution (FDR) and demonstrate its profound and positive impact.

Family Violence Position Paper

Our Family Violence Position Paper responds to the latest data on the prevalence and causes of family violence in Australia, and explores different prevention methods.

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Our partnership with Yarra Communities that Care®

We participated in a collaborative, place-based approach with Yarra Communities that Care®, to strengthen family relationships in the City of Yarra.

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Our dedicated research and evaluation team

Driving collaborative design, development and implementation of our outcome measurements and evaluations.

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Presentations, webinars and publications

We're committed to knowledge sharing and contributing to sector-wide continuous improvement. We regularly share our research and evaluation learnings at conferences and events and through webinars and podcasts.

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Previous projects

For over a decade, we've conducted a wide range of research and evaluation projects, including major projects funded by the Australian Research Council.

Leading Research Relationship Indicators

Relationship Indicators 2022

View the results of our nationally representative survey into the state of relationships in Australia.

Strengthening relationships and social connections

Read our 3 new reports as part of our project with the Centre for Community Child Health.