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This article presents findings from a secondary analysis of data from the Adolescent Family Violence in Australia (AFVA) study—the first national study of the nature, prevalence and impacts of AFV in Australia. The AFVA study involved an online survey of 5021 young people aged 16–20.
Overview of principles of trauma-informed practice, including organisational and practitioner level information. Includes comprehensive list of resources on various aspects of trauma-informed care.
This study presents a model which can support child protection practitioners in working with families in which DFV is identified as a risk to the safety and wellbeing of children. The model builds on the important work of other researchers who have highlighted existing problems in the way child protection systems respond to domestic violence. Moreover, it treads new ground by approaching domestic violence as a heterogenous issue which requires nuanced and individual responses, with a particular focus on differentiating between coercive control and situational couple violence.
This independent evaluation assessed the effectiveness, impact, and sustainability of Refuge Victoria's Play Therapy Program.
By bringing together perspectives spanning advocacy, service organisations, and researchers working in the field of financial abuse prevention and intervention, this white paper shows the gaps in current data collection tools, such as the personal safety survey (ABS, 2024). The paper also discusses who needs to have a seat at the table in future data collection and research design.
This snapshot, published by Brisbane Youth Service, introduces the BYS Youth Domestic, Family, and Sexual Violence Practice Framework. The Framework will guide practice at BYS in supporting children and young people aged 12 to 25 who are impacted by domestic, family, and sexual violence (DFSV) while experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
CMY is currently helping practitioners to break the silence through our new Centering Multicultural Youth Voices in Family Violence Training. This limited-time training is youth informed and designed specifically for FV practitioners.
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.
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.
