The Australian Institute of Family Studies will hold their 12th conference in Melbourne, VIC, Australia on July 25-26 2012.

The AIFS Conference is the premier event for discussing cutting-edge research findings, policy priorities and topical issues important to family wellbeing in Australia.

The program will focus on a variety of issues relating to families, such as:

• family formation, developmental stages, and transition points across the life course
• family functioning and diversity
• social and economic participation of families
• trajectories of families and points of service system intervention - particularly for vulnerable families
• family law and family relationships
• prevention and responses to violence, abuse, and neglect

This conference is for researchers, policy makers and service providers working with families - parents, children, young people and senior family members.

To read about keynote speakers, conference highlights and more, click here: http://conference.aifs.gov.au/.