From journal articles to Quick Guides and webinars, you will find tools and information to support.
Using an integrative search strategy, findings from international academic and grey literature have been included to identify best practice principles, programs and models relevant to implementation in Australia.
The study explored practices and responses that enable or hinder disclosures of CSA, in order to enhance service system responses.
Research indicates major gaps about multiple important domains of professional practice and systemic responses to Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE).
The 2025 Victorian Youth Alcohol and Other Drug Census has revealed that Victorian Youth Alcohol and Other Drug Services can make an extremely valuable contribution to preventing youth crime and improving community safety. The data demonstrates that these services are able to engage some of the State’s most vulnerable and ‘at risk’ young people in care.
This webinar highlights the importance of involving people with lived experience of DFSV in research to promote equity and deepen understanding. Speakers: Anna Couts-Trotter (The Survivor Hub) Ashlee Donohue (Mudgin-Gal Aboriginal Corporation, Women’s Centre) Nina (Flat Out Inc.) Lula Dembele (Good Shepherd) Key Topics: Personal research journeys of lived experience advocates Power dynamics and imbalances in research Capacity building for people with lived experience Strategies to improve inclusive and ethical research practices
These resources provide practitioners with an overview of research findings and emerging principles for engaging young men using intimate partner violence (IPV) in interventions. The resources suggest that responses for young men using IPV centre victim-survivor safety, meaningfully and safely engage young men on their terms, and establish age-appropriate and trauma-informed service environments.
This fact sheet informs young people about what intimate partner violence is and what it can look like, as well as where to seek support if experiencing or using intimate partner violence.
Unversity of Western Sydney: This research seeks to understand how to improve service responses to young men aged 16–25 using intimate partner violence (IPV) in Victoria, Australia. The research explores the unique contexts, protective factors and motivators for change for young men using IPV to develop emerging principles for engaging young men using IPV in interventions.
These findings highlight the need for IPV-BI screening, neuropsychological assessment, and targeted education and therapy for this underserved population.
