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“I Wasn’t Gonna Quit but by Hook or by Crook I was Gonna Find a Way Through for the Kids”

adolescent violence, parenting
2023

A Narrative Inquiry, of Mothers and Practitioners, Exploring the Help seeking of Mothers’ Experiencing Child to Parent Violence

“Better the devil you know than the system you don’t understand”: Creating better outcomes for newly arrived young people experiencing family violence

family violence, multicultural
2023

This paper discusses insights gained from consultations with multicultural young women and service providers working with newly arrived young people and families, highlighting how family violence is understood, what types of violence are prevalent, and the challenges faced when seeking help.

Supportive practices for young people in OoHC at risk of suicidality

adolescent violence, mental health
2023

Evidence suggests children and young people in out-of-home care (OOHC) are almost five times more likely to display suicidal behaviour than peers with no OOHC involvement (Russell, Trew, & Higgins, 2021). This short article summarises the evidence for two core interventions that significantly decreased suicidality and might support practitioners when working with children and young people displaying suicidal behaviours.

You can’t pour from an empty cup: Strengthening our service and systems responses for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people who experience domestic and family violence

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, CEDV, children and young people, family violence, FVSV, service delivery
2023

This research provides an understanding of how services and systems including health and education can better hear from and respond to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people who experience domestic and family violence.

Co-designing the foundations for a client outcomes framework for specialist family violence services

FVSV, service improvement
2022

This framework aims to enhance specialist family violence services, encouraging survivor advocates to influence policy development, service planning and practice.

Family violence impact model: First Nations

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, FVSV
2022

This model provides an overview of the impacts of family violence on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and highlights the ways in which intersections of oppression and marginalisation impact a person’s experience of family violence.

The Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) family violence fact sheet

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, FVSV
2022

This fact sheet provides an overview of family violence, including examples of types of family violence. There are also statistics that highlight the disproportionate impact of family violence on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and children.

Men in Focus

FVSV
2022

Explores practical and effective ways that people can challenge and transform socially dominant forms of masculinity, and work with men and boys in the prevention of men’s violence against women.

Children and young people’s mental health and domestic and family violence: What’s the link?

CEDV, FVSV, mental health, young people
2025

This resource draws on research to build the evidence base, for those working in policy and with children and families, about the connections between DFV and children’s mental health and wellbeing.

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