Our survey for grandparents who are raising their grandchildren has now closed.

We extend warm thanks to all the anonymous respondents to our survey. We greatly appreciate your time and your willingness to share your experiences. The rich information you have provided has added immeasurably to our research and will assist governments and community organisations to develop programs to better support grandparent-headed families. We would also like to thank all those who distributed information about the survey and helped us to gain such a pleasing number of responses.

Results of the survey will be available from mid-2011 on various websites, including the Social Policy Research Centre (www.sprc.unsw.edu.au) and Mission Australia (www.missionaustralia.com.au).

Our very best wishes for the festive season.

Professor Deborah Brennan
Social Policy Research Centre