From journal articles to Quick Guides and webinars, you will find tools and information to support.
Watch this ANROWS Conference video to hear directly from Dr Tessa Boyd-Caine, Elena Campbell and Dr Georgina Dimopoulos as they discuss how we build systems that recognise, respect and respond to young people’s lived experiences.
Technology-facilitated coercive control (TFCC) refers to (ex-)partner abuse enabled by digital technology. The review considers implications for research and practice, emphasising the need to adopt an intersectional lens and a framework that prioritises contextual factors, including the gendered nature and impact of TFCC.
This research by AIFS explores the use of intimate partner violence among Australian men, including factors that may reduce the likelihood of such behaviours. A public health approach is taken that considers the power of improving men’s health and wellbeing in relation to preventing intimate partner violence.
Drawing on findings from a national survey of 1651 young people who reported experiences of DFV, this article enhances current understandings of how DFV impacts education and the effectiveness of school-based help-seeking for young Australians experiencing DFV. Centring the voices of young victim-survivors, our findings question the degree to which schools are presently equipped to recognise, respond to and support students who experience DFV.
In this episode of the Safe & Together Institute podcast series, Dr. Asha Patel shares her journey from working with high-profile offenders to founding Innovating Minds, with a mission to provide early support for children often mislabeled as “naughty” and excluded from education.
Presented by Associate Professor Louise Mewton, Julia Riches and Georgette Borel, this webinar is for secondary school teaching and support staff interested in learning more about supporting students with FASD. The webinar covers: What is FASD and how does it affect learning and behaviour? The development of new evidence-based resources on FASD for secondary school teaching and support staff. Strategies for supporting young people with FASD in the school environment.
This paper from Independent Schools Australia advocates for a national cross-sectoral trial of a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) to address school non-attendance, particularly school refusal. It highlights the lack of consistent data collection and coordination nationally. The proposed MTSS approach would enable systematic categorisation of attendance issues, helping schools and policymakers better target interventions for students struggling to attend.
This article synthesises new Australian research on filicide and outlines key predictors, risk patterns, and systemic gaps identified in coronial and case review material. It discusses the complexity of parental mental health, relationship dynamics, and service engagement.
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is caused by prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) and characterised by severe neurodevelopmental impairment. Australian studies have reported PAE prevalence of between 14% and 78% of births. Estimating national FASD prevalence in the general population using gold-standard active case ascertainment is costly and time-consuming, and alternative approaches are required.
