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The Family Action Centre

The Family Action Centre is a multi-disciplinary unit that combines applied research and community service. Its major focus is to improve the life of families who have in some way been marginalised by society. The Centre is an important source of data for research students from the Faculties.

The Centre is fully funded from external sources with major program support from the Bernard Van Leer Foundation and the Commonwealth Department of Community Services. The Centre's research income for 2000 of $730,000 was gained from public sector research contracts, industry consultancies and grants from international foundations.

Key research activities arise from the Caravan Project, National Caravan Park Residents Research Consortium, National Dissemination Program, Home-start, Boys in School, Engaging Fathers and Family Strengths programs.

The Men and Boys' Health Project, a significant research initiative, continued with awareness-raising workshops across Australia. The Centre conducted survey research into the health needs of adult men, completed data-based research into health outcomes for young males, and reviewed the literature on fathers' roles in their children's (particularly boys) drug and risk taking behaviour.

Contact: Ms Judi Geggie (Director) 02 4921 6859
Judi.Geggie@newcastle.edu.au

Website: http://www.newcastle.edu.au/centre/fac/