Victims of family violence
Report
Listen to her. Act now: the experiences and impact of child abuse on Australian girls
This report presents the voices and child abuse experiences of young girls in Australia, detailing their experiences of abuse within the home, and the impacts of family violence on their lives.
Report
Family violence and sexual harm: research report 2023
While much national and international literature recognises the intersections of family violence and sexual harm, there is as yet little research and policy within Australia generally, or within Victoria, that addresses the co-occurrence of family violence and sexual harm experienced by adult victim/survivors. This research begins to address this important evidence gap.
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...
Evaluation
Department of Social Services report: evaluation of the EVP
An independent evaluation of the Escaping Violence Payment (EVP) trial to review the effectiveness, efficiency and appropriateness of the EVP trial.
Report
Improving police risk assessment of domestic violence: a follow-up validation study
This study examines the predictive validity of ACT Policing’s refined Family Violence Risk Assessment Tool, which exhibited a good overall level of accuracy in predicting repeat domestic violence within the sample that was used to develop it.