Gender-based violence
Alternative labels
Violence against women
Gender based violence
VAWG
Violence against women and girls
Literature review
The role of men’s behaviour change programs in addressing men’s use of domestic, family and sexual violence
This evidence brief provides a summary of the literature on men’s behaviour change programs (MBCPs), focusing primarily on their role in addressing domestic, family and sexual violence in Australia. There is now a growing appreciation and understanding that MBCPs are one piece of the puzzle in a wider system of accountability for people who use...
Report
Inquiry into family violence orders
The report examines barriers to safety and fairness for victim-survivors in the state and territory family violence order system and the federal family law system, the important intersections between jurisdictions, and the accessibility of services and supports that victim-survivors need to navigate both systems safely and fairly. The report provides 11 recommendations.
Guide
Men in focus: working together to end violence against women
This collection of infographics and support guides will help a broad range of practitioners implement the evidence-informed men in focus approaches. These approaches can help foster safe and effective practice to support ending violence against women.
Evaluation
Evaluation of Victoria Legal Aid’s specialist family violence courts legal practice model
An evaluation of the legal services set up to support Victoria’s first five specialist family violence courts demonstrates the important role that holistic legal assistance plays in addressing gender-based violence in Australia. The evaluation provides evidence of the effectiveness of legal services at these courts and their value as an integral part of the family...
Policy report
Policy guide: prevention of gender-based violence and the early years
Drawing on the current literature on prevention in the early years, this policy guide articulates how governments, particularly the Australian Government, can use the policy levers available to them to embed primary prevention of gender-based violence in the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector.