New research finds frontline domestic violence workers are at risk of burnout, due to increased pressures around COVID-19.
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The inquiry’s final report is thin, adding little to what we already know about the scourge of family violence and missing a chance to demonstrate genuine commitment to combating it.
There’s a real risk perpetrators of domestic violence will go ‘unchecked’ during the pandemic. But programs are coming up with innovative ways to monitor them and provide them with support.
Family violence issues are likely to be exacerbated by the COVID-10 pandemic. Lockdown can especially affect women and children who may wish to escape an abusive relationship or receive support.
New research shows Australian women living under new coronavirus regulations are in fear of their lives from abusive partners or former partners. Action must be taken now to stop it.
A home, a springboard, or a safety net? New research finds a surprisingly large number of Australians have lived in social housing since 2000, using it in several very different ways.
New research show a justice system designed to deal with adult perpetrators rather than children is inadvertently making matters worse.
Psychological abuse and controlling behaviours can be apparent before perpetrators murder their partners. So let’s take these coercive behaviours more seriously and make them a crime.
Rather than only reacting on a case-by-case basis, we need to recognise the root of child neglect and abuse comes from social inequities.
The consequences of the parental alienation theory can lead to children getting a court order to visit or live with an abusive parent.
Indigenous children are admitted to out-of-home care at 11 times the rate for non-Indigenous children. The lack of safe housing for mothers fleeing family violence is a key factor.
It seems the driving force behind this new inquiry is Pauline Hanson’s unsupported claim women often make up allegations of domestic violence in family courts.
The largest group of homeless women is between the ages of 25 and 34, and family violence is most often the cause. Their stories testify to the dangers and stresses of not having a place to call home.
Nearly one-quarter of young people surveyed said women exaggerated claims of sexual assault. This is only one reason why education on underlying values that lead to violence against women matters.
The SA government is trialling a new program that will provide accommodation and support services to the perpetrators of domestic violence – enabling women and children to remain in the family home.
Western Australia is leading a legal shift across Australia that seeks to remove the legal and financial barriers that prevent women from leaving an abusive household.
New laws in the UK have led to convictions for a range of deplorable behaviours used to control partners in relationships. It’s time Australia reconsidered introducing such legislation here.
Women experiencing family and domestic violence within faith communities can face attitudes and practices that encourage them to stay in relationships with their abusers.
What’s often missing from domestic violence responses are investments and strategies to stop men perpetrating violence in the first place.
Advocates say the recent quashing of Sally Challen’s murder conviction brought attention to a hidden feature of domestic violence. But it may have also painted Challen as an unstable woman.
Top contributors
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Professor (Practice), Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University
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Professor of Family and Sexual Violence, RMIT University
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Eleanor Rathbone Chair of Sociology, University of Liverpool
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Professor of Social Work; Leneen Forde Chair in Child & Family Research, Griffith University
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Director of Monash Indigenous Studies Centre, Chief Investigator for the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence against Women (CEVAW), School of Philosophical, Historical & International Studies, School of Social Sciences (SOSS), Monash University
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ARC Future Fellow and Professor of Criminology, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor Monash University, Monash University
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Professor of Law and Deputy Director of the Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEVAW), The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Social Work, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Family Violence Prevention, The University of Melbourne
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Managing Director, Her Story Consulting & Postdoctoral fellow, Australian National University
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Professor, Centre for Women's Studies & Gender Research, Sociology, Monash University
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CEO, Sentencing Advisory Council
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Director of the Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Hub and Senior Lecturer in Criminology Monash University, Monash University
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Lecturer in Criminology, University of Liverpool