How do you prefer to stay up to date? Whether you want to peruse media headlines, pour over recent journal articles, or listen to podcasts on the go, find resources to keep you informed.
Prefer to listen on the go? Here are a few titles we’re listening to. Click to open in a new tab, or access the full library on the button below.
🎧 Voices Towards 2050: ending gender-based violence, the official podcast series of the Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission | Listen now
🎧 Crossing Lines: LGBTQ+ Sexual Violence Research | November 2025 | Listen now
🎧 Family violence and child-aware practice | Listen now
Missed an online event? Catch up with a video recording!
How to Respond if Someone Tells You About an Experience of Violence | 2025
MCWH’s staff share how to respond in a safe, supportive and respectful way. It’s for anyone who works with communities, whether in a community organisation, school, or workplace, and who might hear disclosures of family violence.Watch now
From Rhetoric to Action: Achieving the National Plan’s Ambition of Recognising Children as Victim-Survivors in Their Own Right |2024
Professor Kate Fitz-Gibbon’s keynote presentation provided insights into the sector, emphasisng the need for a coordinated and supportive approachWatch now
Practice guides in the family violence and sexual violence space help professionals deliver consistent, informed and effective responses. They offer evidence-based frameworks, tools and strategies to improve outcomes for victims and survivors in day-to-day practice.
Family Violence Information Sharing Scheme visual tool | The Centre, NTV, Safe & Equal, 2024In partnership with Safe and Equal, NTV have developed visual tools to support practitioner understanding of the Family Violence Information Sharing Scheme in Victoria | Read more
Child Sexual Abuse Language Guide, NCACSADesigned for anyone working in child protection, policy, practice, education, healthcare, research, justice or communications. It provides victim and survivor-informed language and definitions that are respectful, inclusive and trauma-informed | Read more
Intimate Partner Sexual Violence: Knowledge-building for practitioners working with people who use violence | SASVic & NTV, 2025IPSV is a distinct tactic of family violence that often co-occurs with other forms of abuse. It is a high-risk indicator of escalating family violence that signals an increased likelihood of severe injury or death for victim survivors. | Read more
The CHANGE Children’s Feedback Tool | 2024The Tool is a practical, interactive resource for practitioners, organisations and government agencies working with children and young people who have experienced family violence. | Read more
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A curated collection of research studies and reports focused on family violence and sexual violence, many of which highlight the impact on children and families. These research papers offer valuable insights, evidence-informed findings and recommendations to enhance responses to these important issues.
A curated collection of newspaper and media headlines from Victoria and Australia.
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