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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.

Language Matters: CALD vs CARM

culturally responsive practice
2026

MYAN conducted a national youth survey in 2025 and disseminated a discussion paper, inviting feedback from stakeholders. The two terms CALD and CARM are most commonly used in public policy development and advocacy, with CALD being the long-established term and CARM emerging as a contender.

Allyship in Action: Frameworks for Trans and Gender Diverse inclusion in prevention of gender-based violence initiatives

FVSV, LGBTQIA+
2026

Frameworks for Trans and Gender Diverse inclusion in prevention of gender-based violence initiatives

Bayside Peninsula Integrated Family Violence Partnership (BPIFVP) Non-Fatal Strangulation Resource

FVSV, strangulation
2026

A practice guide for recognising and responding to non‑fatal strangulation as a serious, high‑risk form of family and sexual violence.

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