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Responses to family violence must be inclusive, tailored and flexible, recognising each victim’s unique experiences and needs. This paper guides practitioners in delivering services that meet the safety and support needs of diverse communities.
This AIFS practice guide summarises the research evidence about the use of potentially harmful behaviours (PHB) by Autistic children.
This guide is designed 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.
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.
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 report aims to improve understanding, awareness and responses to intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) for practitioners working with people who use family violence. IPSV 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.
A set of practical worksheets designed to support professional development and reflection on applying the FVISS and CISS in practice. These tools can also be used with clients to explain why and how information is shared under the schemes.
This project sought to build a lived experience and practice-informed evidence base about how to meaningfully and safely engage client voices to strengthen family violence support in Victoria. Through a series of collaborative workshops with family violence victim-survivors and practitioners, this project developed the Client Feedback Framework.
