This framework supports monitoring of Australia's progress across all domains of the National plan to end violence against women and children 2022–2032. It adopts a systems-based approach to assessing whether collective efforts across governments, sectors and service systems are driving meaningful change. The framework will support a more connected national response across prevention and early...

This audit was conducted to assess if departments produce evidence to show that early intervention initiatives improve outcomes, reduce service demand and deliver the savings used to make budget reductions. The audit found improvements could be made in this area to better support government decision-making.

This review examines the effectiveness of early intervention and secondary prevention approaches for supporting the mental health and wellbeing of young people and rangatahi aged 12-24 years. Overall, the evidence suggests many supports, including brief and low-intensity approaches, can reduce distress and improve wellbeing, functioning and coping.

Australia is now more diverse – ethnically, linguistically, culturally – than ever; yet concrete data on the extent of domestic, family and sexual violence among these communities is lacking. This policy brief analyses the key issues in addressing domestic, family and sexual violence in multicultural communities in Australia and puts forward recommendations.

This third and final report from the Supporting Quality Engagement with Children consultation project focused on the National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children 2022-2032, in particular prevention and early intervention. It shares the views of over 300 children and young people across all Australian jurisdictions. The report contains eight recommendations.