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Beyond force: an intersectional understanding of coercion and agency in Australian transnational Muslim marriages

coercive control, multicultural
2024

This study of young people and families in transnational Muslim communities in Australia finds that current forced-marriage frameworks rely on an overly narrow view of consent and coercion. Community perspectives show broader structural pressures at play, highlighting the need for more community-led prevention strategies.

Report Card: Tracking progress in the primary prevention of violence against women

family violence
2024

This report card provides key data updates on progress towards the primary prevention of violence against women in Australia.

OPEN Template: Design – Program Logic Template

design

A simple Program Logic template, with suggestions for consideration.

OPEN Fact Sheet: Design – Getting started with program logic

design

The key tool in designing for outcomes is developing a logic model/map. A logic model makes clear our assumptions about how our actions will cause the outcome we are expecting. It encourages us to reflect on our intent, actions and desired result and to discuss them with others and make them explicit. This fact sheet refers to program logic and describes what is helpful at this level. For smaller scale activities, similar key questions and processes can help but these might not be documented as formally or involve the same degree of collaboration with others.

OPEN Fact Sheet: Design – Steps to plan your outcomes measurement approach

design

Measuring outcomes helps organisations to test what they are doing and the difference they are making, learn whether or not it is working, and continuously improve to have even greater impact. This test, learn and improve process can improve service design and delivery, drive innovation and support organisations to engage funders and the people they are working with.

OPEN Fact Sheet: Design – Data Collection

design

This fact sheet will introduce you to considerations for selecting data collection methods. Information gathered about the outcomes of programs and activities can help track progress and identify lessons and opportunities for improvement and determine whether outcomes have been delivered.

Snapshot of Good Practice: Putting the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management (MARAM) Framework into Practice.

family violence

The 'Snapshot of Good Practice Case Studies' are best-practice resources designed to support family violence professionals in the child and family services sector and across intersecting sectors in effective implementation of the MARAM framework.

Project Brief for Practitioners – Children’s Participation in Family Law Project

Flyer – Children’s Participation in Family Law Project

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