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Links between gambling and family violence

FVSV, Gambling
2021

In their submission to the Victorian Government’s Inquiry into the Auditor-General’s report, No to Violence (NTV) they explored the progress that has been made towards addressing the link between gambling and family violence.

Best practice principles for working with men from refugee backgrounds who use domestic and family violence

culturally responsive practice, multicultural
2020

This document presents a set of principles of practice for interventions with men from refugee backgrounds who use domestic and family violence.

Pride in Prevention Evidence Guide

FVSV, FVSV prevention, LGBTQIA+
2020

This guide summarises the current available evidence on the drivers of family violence experienced by LGBTIQ communities and provides recommendations for priority interventions to address it. The guide will underpin the work of several pilot primary prevention activities to be co-developed and delivered as part of the next phase of this project.

Coordinated and Collaborative Responses: Infants experiencing family violence

FVSV, MARAM
2021

This webinar explores good practice and how the three workforces can contribute to coordinated and collaborative risk management including ongoing assessment when working with families where there are infants and young children experiencing family violence.

Coordinated and Collaborative Responses: Children experiencing family violence

FVSV, MARAM
2021

This webinar focuses on collaborative responses for the safety and wellbeing of children experiencing family violence through the lens of family services, perpetrator services and specialist family violence services. It will utilise a case study from the sector to work through coordinated practice approaches to respond to family violence risk to children.

Responding to Adolescent Violence in the Home – A Community Mental Health Approach

adolescent violence, mental health
2021

This research paper reviews the current literature relating to adolescent violence in the home, identifies known best practice, and evaluates the importance of taking a family-focused, therapeutic approach to adolescent family violence, in place of a punitive one.

Violence against women and mental health

FVSV, mental health
2021

This expert panel explores this nuanced issue and discusses a move towards a collaborative approach to mental health policy and practice.

Preliminary Findings and Recommendations for the Brighter Futures Transformation Pilot: Summary Re

out-of-home care (OOHC), young people

This report examines the Brighter Futures Transformation Pilot, that took place from 2018-2020. This Preliminary Findings and Recommendations Report was commissioned to highlight and identify the impact of the Pilot’s work and establish direction prior to the end of the funding cycle.

Evaluation of the Brighter Futures Transformation Pilot

out-of-home care (OOHC), young people

This evaluation report from the Brotherhood of St Laurence, examines The Brighter Futures Transformation Pilot (BFTP). This pilot was funded for two years from July 2018 to June 2020, and aimed to improve outcomes for young people with an experience of out-of-home care. The pilot responded to a need, identified through earlier work of the Area Partnership, for changing how the leaving care system worked with young people.

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