In Australia, young people with disability report high rates of violence. This fact sheet is the second in a series on violence against people with disability in Australia and is based on current data for men and women

In Australia people with disability are more likely to experience violence than people without disability. This fact sheet summarises the prevalence of physical violence, sexual violence and stalking and harassment against people with disability.

This compendium was produced as part of a University of Melbourne research project titled 'Violence against people with disabilities: maximising the use of data to inform the Royal Commission.' It aims to provide research directions for academics, policy makers and government.

This report documents the development of a comprehensive Monitoring Framework and Indicators to measure and track inequalities between people with and without disability in relation to exposure to well-established social determinants of health and wellbeing.

Providing a range of recommendations, this paper asserts the urgent need for the disability and health sectors to develop a coordinated response that protects the health of over 4 million Australians with disability during COVID-19.