From journal articles to Quick Guides and webinars, you will find tools and information to support.
This Australian Human Rights Commission review explores urgent opportunities for reform within Australia’s child justice system, grounded in children’s rights and the latest evidence. Highlighting the voices of children, their families, and key stakeholders, the report reminds us that early intervention and addressing unmet needs are critical to preventing children’s involvement in the justice system.
This ANROWS-funded study by researchers from Monash and Griffith Universities examines the intersection of different types of child maltreatment and their association with young people’s use of violence in the home. The most common experiences of maltreatment were domestic violence, with cisgender females more likely to experience all four types of child maltreatment. These findings point to the need for education about the impacts of child maltreatment and primary prevention strategies to address risk factors across individuals, communities and society.
This Trauma, Violence and Abuse scoping review, undertaken by researchers from the University of Melbourne, looks at the domestic and family violence (DFV) experiences of children and families from culturally and racially marginalised (CARM) migrant backgrounds, and how DFV services respond to their needs. The review found that children and families from CARM backgrounds feel fear and distrust when engaging with DFV services and offers suggestions for an intersectional approach.
This report from The Children’s Policy Centre focuses on children growing up in the context of poverty in two communities in Australia. The research was conducted using a rights-based, child-centred approach with one of the key emerging themes highlighting how material deprivation is a core component of children’s experiences of poverty. The report highlights key themes in the experience of poverty for children and opportunities to enact change.
This report from Plan International and CNN As Equals highlights the harm young women and girls face online, how they protect themselves, and the role that technology companies, government, and local communities play in keeping them safe. The report gathered responses from young women and girls (13-24 years old) through surveys and focus groups about their experiences, with 75 percent indicating that they had harmful online experiences.
This Youth Action report – the product of a collaboration between the NSW Department of Communities and Justice, Thrive International and Youth Action – collated evidence from diverse sources to identify effective ways of engaging young people in programs and service delivery. Some identified ways of engaging were client-centred, strengths-based, trauma-informed and culturally safe.
This Youth journal article by the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration highlights the care trajectories and experiences of 5-11-year-old children in therapeutic residential care facilities in Scotland. The results indicate that small-group residential care services which adopt social pedagogical and psychotherapeutic approaches were considered beneficial for addressing the needs of younger children with significant trauma histories. The article also highlights the need for more comprehensive training for foster carers when supporting children with complex trauma, and access to paediatric mental health services.
This report examines how domestic violence affects women’s financial and professional lives, showing that perpetrators often disrupt their employment and education, causing long-term economic insecurity.
A thematic analysis of interviews with 15 sons aged 12–17 whose mothers had experienced DFV from adult male partners. Findings highlight sons’: 1) complex needs and trauma; 2) feelings of injustice and shame; 3) uncertainty regarding program aims; 4) connection with other young people; and 5) increased empathy for their mothers.
