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The fact sheet examines the overlap of domestic and family violence (DFV) and child sexual abuse (CSA). Rates of co-occurrence vary widely. The review identifies challenges, such as inconsistent definitions and reliance on nonrepresentative samples, highlighting the need for more detailed studies to identify perpetrators and improve targeted policies and services.
This systematic review consolidates evidence surrounding barriers, facilitators, and predictors of disclosure likelihood and timing in boys and men following sexual trauma (i.e., sexual abuse, assaults, and coercion).
This report reflects the voices of over 380 stakeholders consulted on the future of sexual violence law reform. It emphasises national consistency in consent laws and better support for victim-survivors within the justice system.
ACON’s Living Older Visibly and Engaged (LOVE) Project has developed a new two-page resource for older people and their support networks.
Through the qualitative lens of interviews with children, young people, and parents, the study highlights the ways in which survivors and their families experience and navigate the initial response system and identify areas where improvements can be made.
This study of international women students in Australia finds high rates of sexual and intimate partner violence, with risks heightened by limited social support, housing stress, and financial insecurity. It calls for targeted, culturally appropriate services and policy reforms to better meet the needs of international students.
This Australian Institute of Criminology review of child sexual abuse and sexual assault legislation aims to strengthen legal frameworks to improve justice outcomes for victims. The review found significant legislative inconsistencies across jurisdictions, impacting investigations and victim support. The findings underscore the need for harmonised legislation to ensure better protection and support for victims, particularly children, in navigating the criminal justice system.
This rapid review was carried out over a couple of months by the six members of a Rapid Review Expert Panel. As its name implies, the Panel has reviewed current approaches to preventing domestic, family and sexual violence in Australia, with a strong focus on the unmet needs of children and young people, experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and children, and communities which experience marginalisation.
This ANROWS-funded study by researchers from Monash and Griffith Universities examines the intersection of different types of child maltreatment and their association with young people’s use of violence in the home. The most common experiences of maltreatment were domestic violence, with cisgender females more likely to experience all four types of child maltreatment. These findings point to the need for education about the impacts of child maltreatment and primary prevention strategies to address risk factors across individuals, communities and society.
