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Blocked care: Self-assessment checklist

adolescent violence, trauma-informed practice
2026

Developed by ACF, this checklist is not a diagnostic tool. Rather, it offers a structured opportunity for reflection, helping carers identify early signs of emotional fatigue, disconnection, or compassion stress so that support can be sought before relationships become further strained.

What Kind of Man Do You Want to Be?

accountability, FVSV
2026

The newest update to the What Kind of Man Do You Want to Be? campaign is now live, featuring 14 Victorian men from Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Punjabi and Arabic-speaking backgrounds sharing personal reflections in their own languages on the expectations, pressures and possibilities of masculinity. New resources are also now available to download and use in your communities and workplaces.

National Plan to End the Abuse and Mistreatment of Older People

elder abuse, FVSV
2026

This National Plan builds on the important foundations and progress made under the first National Plan to Respond to the Abuse of Older Australians 2019–2023.

Practitioners’ views on training and systemic barriers to deal with child sexual exploitation in residential care: Results of a qualitative study

Child sexual exploitation, FVSV
2026

This article reports on a qualitative study of residential care practitioners in Queensland, exploring how training and multi‑agency collaboration influence responses to child sexual exploitation.

Disengagement from online misogynistic incel communities and its implications for attitudes to gendered violence

FVSV
2026

This study used a qualitative survey of self-identified former incels to determine motivations for disengagement, strategies to facilitate disengagement, and whether and how their attitudes towards violence against women changed with disengagement.

Text the Effects

alcohol and other drugs

Text the Effects is an anonymous SMS service that provides confidential info about the effects of drugs in a quick and easy way. Simply text the name of the drug you want to know more about for an immediate answer – anywhere, anytime. (Only available in Australia.)

Ending strip searching in Australian Prisons

FVSV, imprisonment
2026

Every day, people in prisons across Australia are subjected to strip searching, despite the existence of less invasive search alternatives. This report calls for all governments to ban the use of strip searches in prisons in law.

Towards Neurodiversity-Affirmative Provision Within Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Programs: Exploring the Experiences and Perspectives of Domestic Abuse Practitioners From Australia, The Netherlands, The United Kingdom and The United States

accountability, FVSV, Neurodivergence
2026

While minimum standards for Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Programs (DAPP) are beginning to reflect the need for neurodiversity-affirmative provision, the intersection of neurodivergence and domestic abuse remains poorly understood, as are the implications for DAPP provision.

Integrated care for young people

alcohol and other drugs, mental health
2026

This webinar explored clinical and research perspectives on the characteristics of youth presenting with co-occurring substance use and mental health conditions across different settings. It also highlighted approaches to integrated care and examined developmental factors that influence how these issues emerge, affect and progress in young people.

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