From journal articles to Quick Guides and webinars, you will find tools and information to support.
Melbourne City Mission has released this report examining the policy and service gaps for young people experiencing family violence in Victoria. A key finding of the study is that young people’s ways of managing their safety are often misunderstood and seen as problematic instead of being recognised as protective. The report makes 20 recommendations.
The findings from this systematic review identifies the need for further research into child to parent violence including what makes interventions effective, what needs and outcomes the interventions are addressing, and the implications of classifications of this violence.
Provides history of development of the NFCAS screening tool.
A panel discussion about Making the Difference which is an initiative of The North Central Victorian Family Services Alliance (NCVFSA) Executive implementing the Safe & Together approach across all family services agencies and specialist family violence across the region.
A webinar discussion outlining the 'STACY For Children' project, conducted by University of Melbourne researchers in partnership with ANROWS.
Elena Campbell, Associate Director at the Centre for Innovative Justice (CIJ) speaks about research currently underway: the WRAP Around project.
This document summarises the key findings of an ANROWS study which explores the experiences of self-reported intimate partner violence (IPV) among Australian women in the 12 months following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is based on a survey conducted with 10,107 adult women in Australia who had been in a relationship in the 12 months prior to the pandemic.
The New South Wales (NSW) Department of Communities and Justice has released this Evidence to Action Note investigating the impact of maternal age on the likelihood a child will be known to the NSW child protection system. The department used linked child protection and Australian Bureau of Statistics data to conduct the analysis. It found that young maternal age is a risk factor for child protection, with these families more likely than average to be in contact with the system until the maternal age of 27.
This newly released report from CREATE Foundation examines young people’s views of life in care across Australia. A total of 325 young people were interviewed or completed a survey. The data identified five major challenges: support for transitioning, issues with caseworkers, issues with carers, placement stability and safety, and involvement in decision making.
