Examination of the health outcomes of intimate partner violence against women: State of knowledge paper
Publisher: ANROWS, 2016
Status – CURRENT
This paper systematically reviews evidence on the health outcomes for women in Australia experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV), noting that causal pathways are complex and subject to a rapidly growing body of knowledge. It also describes current data sources on the prevalence of IPV and possible ways to address the gap in exposure data for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.
A preventable burden: Measuring and addressing the prevalence and health impacts of intimate partner violence in Australian women: Key findings and future directions
Publisher: ANROWS, 2016
Status – CURRENT
This report outlines new findings on the health impacts of intimate partner violence and the contribution it makes to the overall disease burden in Australian Women. The findings are considered in the context of other evidence and the implications for policy, practice and further research are discussed. The second of two reports, this one focuses on two populations that experience the highest health impacts: women of reproductive age (18-44 years) and Indigenous women (see above).
Establishing the connection. Guidelines for practitioners and clinicians in the sexual assault and alcohol and other drug sectors
Publisher: Australian Institute of Family Studies, 2016
Status – CURRENT
These guidelines have been developed to build the capacity of workers in the sexual assault and alcohol and other drug (AOD) sectors in Victoria to support shared clients who experience both sexual assault trauma and substance use issues. The guidelines have been prepared by the Australian Institute of Family Studies in partnership with CASA Forum and UnitingCare ReGen. They are the result of an Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS) funded project exploring the enablers and barriers of the AOD and sexual assault sectors in referring shared clients to specialist services.
Advocacy for safety and empowerment: State of knowledge paper
Publisher: Anrows, 2015
Status – CURRENT
This paper analyses critical, policy, service and research literature on responses to Aboriginal women experiencing family and domestic violence in Australia; focusing on non-legal and non-clinical services and women’s specialist services in regional and remote settings. As a critical review, the paper highlights problems in using ideas of “effectiveness” and “success” to drive objectives in service delivery; and seeks to re-centre aspirations for empowerment alongside those for safety.
Freedom from Fear Action Plan 2015: Working towards the elimination of family and domestic violence in Western Australia (the Action Plan).
Publisher: Government of Western Australia Department for Child Protection and family support, 2015
Status – CURRENT
The Action Plan focuses on engaging and responding to perpetrators of family and domestic violence and sets out 20 actions under the following priority areas:
- promote understanding and awareness about family and domestic violence;
- target communities and populations at greatest risk;
- trial and evaluate innovative approaches to perpetrator intervention;
- promote consistent quality practice in engaging and responding to men who use violence; and
- increase the capacity and authority of the service system to stop perpetrators of family and domestic violence when they are identified.
Working with Women Engaged in Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment
Publisher: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC ), 2015
Status – CURRENT
“Improving service provision to women means acknowledging their unique experiences and perspectives, enhancing the best practice approaches AOD treatment services already have in place or adopting philosophical perspectives that give a greater voice to the needs of women.” This new NADA resource is a practical guide to supporting workers and organisations to provide best practice interventions for women accessing AOD treatment. This includes effective organisational change, becoming a gender responsive service, supporting family inclusiveness and providing trauma informed care.