From journal articles to Quick Guides and webinars, you will find tools and information to support.
Dr Maddison Riachi reports on research investigating the topic of mental health and mental health service utilisation of young people whose use of violence has brought them to the attention of Victoria Police.
The comprehensive needs assessment was commissioned to explore the scale and nature of CAPVA in London, to ensure services and support for children, young people and families is grounded in evidence. The research findings will inform the VRU’s public health approach to violence prevention and reduction in London and, specifically, to the development of a Pan-London strategic approach to CAPVA in the coming years.
Dr Georgina Sutherland and Dr Mediya Rangi provides an overview of this ANROWS-funded project, which aims to build a better understanding of individual, relationship, community context and sociocultural factors relevant for understanding young people with disability who use violence at home.
Study looks at links between the duration of screen time and externalizing and internalizing behavior problems among children 12 or younger.
We hear from Maddison Riachi, who is a current Doctoral Candidate completing her Doctor of Psychology (Clinical and Forensic) at Swinburne University and The Centre of Forensic Behavioural Science. Maddison has recently completed research investigating the topic of mental health and mental health service utilisation of young people whose use of violence has brought them to the attention of Victoria Police. We’re then joined by our panel of Specialist Family Violence Advisors in Mental Health to discuss access to mental health support services, identifying AVITH and working holistically.
The aim of the present study was to examine the charges and sentences adolescents face when they use violence against family members or intimate partners, and to better understand the personal circumstances of these adolescents, including whether they have been diagnosed with a mental illness, whether they have a criminal history and whether they have been subject to child protection interventions.
This is a summary of a discussion held with Peninsula Health on 10/02/2022. Simon Bescoby and Christine Blakey of Peninsula Health discussed initial screening and assessment processes of the Keeping Families Safe program.
This document summarises the key findings of a Melbourne City Mission study which examines the system and service gaps for young people who are experiencing family violence.
This resource presents evidence for the prevalence of sexual violence against women in Australia and the impacts of sexual violence across a woman’s lifetime.
