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AIFS: Surveys in the real world: What works and what doesn’t

design
2026

This webinar is the first in a three-part series on collecting and using evidence in Australian child and family services. It explores how surveys can be used effectively to gather data for monitoring, evaluation, and demonstrating impact. Hear practical insights from experts at the Parenting Research Centre on when surveys work best, common challenges, and how to design them well. Perfect for practitioners looking to improve their data collection approach.

Supporting Neurodivergent clients: A guide for practitioners facilitating domestic abuse perpetrator interventions

FVSV, Neurodivergence

A new practice toolkit has been launched to support practitioners working with neurodivergent men in behaviour change interventions. Led by Durham University, the toolkit provides practical guidance for safe, effective and inclusive practice.

Misidentification of Aboriginal women as primary aggressors in domestic, family and sexual violence

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, FVSV
2026

A new policy brief that provides illustrated scenarios showing what misidentification looks like in practice, an overview of contributing factors and consequences, and practical recommendations for police, courts, child protection, and legal services.

Seen Safe Supported

CSE, FVSV
2026

A youth-informed service blueprint that aims to shift the conversation from understanding the problem to implementing responses that meaningfully improve safety, access and long-term outcomes for young people experiencing family violence.

The development of parent-directed aggression in childhood

adolescent violence, FVSV, mental health
2026

Early-onset parent-directed aggression (i.e., beginning in childhood as opposed to adolescence) may be that which uniquely persists and generalises into adult relationships. It is therefore critical to understand early onset parent-directed aggression to prevent the intergenerational transmission of family violence.

The Prevalence of Self-Reported Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by Adults in the General Population: A Systematic Review and Proportional Meta-Analysis

child sexual abuse, Child sexual exploitation, FVSV
2026

This study synthesises the prevalence of self-reported child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) perpetration by adults from the general population.

Fembot Debt Report Summary

FVSV, intimate partner violence
2026

A summary of the report that examines how systems are being weaponised as tools of post-separation financial abuse, particularly targeted at single mothers and their children.

Fembot Debt: Data Injustices, Child Support and Family Tax Benefit Debts

FVSV, intimate partner violence
2026

Research by Swinburne University identifies “Fembot Debt” as an emerging form of financial abuse that is enabled through government systems. It shows how weaknesses in Australia’s tax, child support and Family Tax Benefit (FTB) systems can be exploited by persons using violence (usually former parnters), transferring financial liability onto victim‑survivors.

The intersection of sexual and criminal exploitation for children going missing in residential care: patterns; problems; and opportunities

FVSV, out-of-home care (OOHC), residential care

This study examined how worker-identified sexual, criminal, and combined exploitation concerns intersect with missing episodes in residential care.

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