Studies

More than a quarter of adults surveyed say they or a member of their family has been addicted to prescription painkillers or other illegal opioids, and nearly 1 in 10 adults has had a family [...]

Health trajectories of Portuguese older adults (60 + years old) in a 10-year period and to assess associated sociodemographic, lifestyle factors and multimorbidity status. [David G. Lopes, Nuno [...]

Domestic workers play an invaluable role in many societies, providing essential direct and indirect care services to private households. As care workers, they work at the foundation of our [...]

The results show it is imperative for healthcare professionals to prioritize family presence and integrate religious guidance to ensure patients receive comprehensive care that addresses their [...]

While population growth implies almost by definition higher emissions, at least in the short term, the intrinsic inertia in demographic processes implies that solutions to reduce emissions need [...]

They were meant to bring us closer together. But the more we learn about their effects, the more we see that they come with a price. [Wendy Wang and Michael Toscano – Institute for Family [...]

Migration flows can respond to policy changes in unpredictable ways, as a result of complex environments of the underlying drivers, agency of prospective migrants and the way in which they make [...]

Good policy making for child well-being calls for government ministries, agencies and other service providers to better collaborate and focus on a small number of key child well-being issues. [...]

This paper explores adolescent pregnancies, child marriages and early unions in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, by investigating their prevalence, trends, drivers, patterns and typologies. [UNFPA [...]

Having older and younger people as equal partners in designing and implementing local policies and planning activities is key to maintaining social cohesion and mitigating youth outmigration. [...]