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Reports and ResearchMore Than 1 in 4 U.S. Kids Witness Violence Between Parents: StudyRead more here... Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence: Gendered and Contextual Effects on Adolescent Interpersonal Violence, Drug Use, and Mental Health OutcomesRead Here Recorded Crime - Victims, Australia, 2010, Cat no. 4510.0, Australian Bureau of Statistics, CanberraRead Here... 10 recommendations for making justice systems work for womanRead Here... The financial cost of family and domestic violenceRead Here... Hanover Housing support researchRead Here...
Family violence and Commonwealth LawsRead Here...
Family Law Legislation Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2011 [Provisions]Read Here...
On-Line safetyRead Here...
Reporting child abuse and neglectRead Here...
Family violence best pricipals practiceRead Here...
PreventionClosing the gap on family violenceRead Here...
The NSW Health Aboriginal Family Health Strategy 2011-2016: Responding to family violence in Aboriginal communities’Read Here...Homelessness prevention for women and children who have experienced domestic and family violence: innovations in policy and practiceRead Here...Australian Domestic and Family Violence ClearinghouseRead Here... U.N. Women: Ten Recommendations for Making Justice Systems Work for WomenRead Here...Domestic violence - Prevention and interventionRead Here...Australian crime: Facts & figures 2010Read Here...One in four women suffer sexual violence: studyRead Here...Australian Domestic and Family Violence ClearinghouseRead the Newsletter for the latest news from the sector, issues in good practice, information about new research and resources, good practice programs and upcoming conferences and events. You will also find interesting interviews, reports from around the country and book reviews. Read Here...U.N. Women: Ten Recommendations for Making Justice Systems Work for WomenRead Here... Domestic violence - Prevention and interventionRead PDF Here...Australian crime: Facts & figures 2010Read Here...One in four women suffer sexual violence: studyRead Here...
Family Violence Best PracticeThe new Family Violence Best Practice Principles to be used in Family Courts after the passing of the Family Law Legislation (Domestic Violence and other matters) Bill 2011. Domestic Violence: the facts, the issues, the future
Speech by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QCSeeking Security: promoting women’s economic wellbeing following domestic violenceRochelle Braaf & Isobelle Barrett Meyering, Australian Domestic & Family Violence Clearing House, 2011 A report on the financial impact on the lives of women who are victims of domestic violence in Australia. It shows how poverty can reduce women’s efforts to gain personal safety, and investigates strategies to ensure safety and financial security. Download PDF HereWomen’s Safety after Separation Office of the Status of Women, 2010 Online information for women who are victims of domestic violence, and who are trying to create a safer life for themselves and their children. Go to website here...
Women's Legal Services Australia's latest update on the Family Law Bill
With the Bill scheduled to be debated later today, and the opposition indicating 'some concerns', it might be a good time to let them know of your support for the Bill and for further changes. Go to website here
Violence in Aboriginal communities
Closing the gap on family violence in Aboriginal communities, this paper examines the potential for health policies to better engage with the issue of family violence and, thereby, address a major contributor to poor health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
You can’t hide it - family violence shows
This participatory action research project explored the intersection of domestic and family violence and settlement in Australia, focusing on three refugee communities – Afghan, Sierra Leonean and Sri Lankan Tamil in the first five years of settlement in Australia.
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Children’s exposure to domestic violence in Australia
In this paper, current knowledge about the extent of children's exposure to domestic violence in Australia is described, along with the documented impacts that this exposure can have on children.
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Homelessness prevention for women and children who have experienced domestic and family violence
A research project that will explore the value and implementation challenges of innovative staying at home homelessness prevention measures.
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