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Mandy Truong

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Research Fellow, Monash Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University

Religious beliefs about hierarchical gender roles can influence attitudes towards family and domestic violence. Shutterstock

April 17, 2019

New study finds family violence is often poorly understood in faith communities

Mandy Truong, Australian National University; Bianca Calabria, Australian National University; Mienah Zulfacar Sharif, Australian National University, and Naomi Priest, Australian National University

Women experiencing family and domestic violence within faith communities can face attitudes and practices that encourage them to stay in relationships with their abusers.

None of the studies on domestic violence rates among church-goers are Australian. AAP/Tracey Nearmy

July 24, 2017

Domestic violence and Australian churches: why the current data have limitations

Naomi Priest, Australian National University; Mandy Truong, Australian National University, and Nicholas Biddle, Australian National University

Comprehensive, independent Australian data regarding domestic violence within churches is long overdue.

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