Report
Future-proofing safety: COVID-19 and family violence in Victoria 2020-2021
This is the final report for the 'Future-proofing Safety' project, funded by Family Safety Victoria. The report highlights the significant challenges and specific opportunities for services and clients that emerged during COVID-19. These include elevated client risk and need, changed service responses, gaps and weaknesses within the family violence and sexual assault service system, and...
Report
Safety net for sale: the role of Buy Now Pay Later in exploiting financial vulnerability
This report explores the use of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) among Good Shepherd clients, the impacts being seen from its use, and the role of BNPL in exploiting financial insecurity.
Guide
Supporting women’s financial safety
This guide provides user-friendly checklists for financial service organisations to better understand, prevent and address financial abuse.
Report
Future-proofing safety
The Centre for Family Research and Evaluation has recently commenced 'Future-proofing Safety', a major research project examining how family violence in Victoria has changed since the COVID-19 pandemic began. This first interactive report includes three organisational case studies, each exploring family violence service data before and during COVID-19.
Report
Geelong financial inclusion action plan: driving positive change
This report highlights the critical role played by all Geelong Financial Inclusion Action Plan (FIAP) members, over the past 18 months, in addressing the issues of financial stress and hardship affecting the local communities.