From journal articles to Quick Guides and webinars, you will find tools and information to support.
In Victoria, young person violence has typically been viewed through the lens of intergenerational family violence. Many specialist AVITH practitioners here report that many of the young people they work with are neurodivergent. Is it time to consider new ways of conceptualising this issue to bring about changes in language, prevention and response? Panellists discuss considerations for working with young people who use violence in the home and their families through a trauma-informed and neuro-affirmative lens.
This study assessed the cumulative impact of childhood maltreatment, substance use, and neurocognitive ability (working memory, cognitive flexibility, decision making, response inhibition, and cognitive control) on aggressive behaviour in adulthood.
This short article summarises the key findings of a systematic review conducted by Jean-Thorn and colleagues (2023) that examined whether community factors can help foster resilience in young people (aged ≤24 years) who have experienced maltreatment. It provides some insights for practitioners and services working to support young people and their families where maltreatment may have occurred.
As part of our collaboration, the four peaks have developed this Family Violence Sexual Violence Evidence Framework to guide the work of our respective sectors and to ensure we collectively capture accurate information to inform policy and advocacy, workforce development, programs, practice and projects.
Development and Validation of the Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Scale (IPSVS): A Multi-Dimensional Scale to Measure Sexual Violence in Intimate Relationships.
There remains a gap in understanding how health professional document DFV in the medical records of women presenting to the ED. Therefore, this qualitative descriptive study explored how DFV is documented in patient records of women presenting to the ED. These findings support the need for sustained and consistent professional training among healthcare professionals concerning the identification, documentation, and response to disclosures, suspicions, and allegations of DFV to better support victim-survivors presenting to the ED and other hospital settings.
Claire* thought that she'd escaped domestic violence after leaving her abusive partner, but she then struggled to find help with the violent meltdowns from her trauma-affected son. Warning: This story contains details of domestic violence that some viewers may find distressing.
You’re probably familiar with the five basic senses: taste, touch, smell, sight, and hearing. But did you know there are three additional ‘hidden’ senses that we use constantly to guide our bodies? These senses – proprioception, vestibular, and interoception – work together to organise how our body moves in space and interacts with our surroundings.
headspace have released findings of their inaugural National Family Mental Health Survey. The survey revealed that 8 in 10 (79%) family members are concerned about their young person’s mental health. Almost half (45%) surveyed are having conversations around mental health with their young person weekly, but 1 in 5 don’t feel confident to ask a professional for support with their young person’s mental health. The most concerned family members were those caring for an LGBTIQA+ young person (90%) and those who belong to multicultural communities (85%).
