ALSW PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY: Moderating menopausal symptoms
Publisher: Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health, 2016 Status – CURRENT This summary looks at the relationship between diet and the severity of menopausal symptoms.
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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 […]
Key issues in working with men from immigrant and refugee communities in preventing violence against women
Publisher: White Ribbon Research Series Dr Adele Murdolo and Dr Regina Quiazon May 2016 Status – CURRENT A White Ribbon Research Series paper about engaging immigrant and refugee men in violence prevention against women.
A health system that supports contraceptive choice
Publisher: Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association, 2016 Status – CURRENT The report by the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association, which was funded by MSD in Australia, states that inadequate Medicare rebates are one of the key reasons women are not offered more effective and less user-dependent methods of contraception. The report identifies unplanned pregnancy as “a […]
Investing in women’s mental health: strengthening the foundations for women, families and the Australian economy
Publisher: Australian Health Policy Collaboration, April 2016 Status – CURRENT This paper makes a case for a new and comprehensive policy approach to improving women’s mental health across the life course. This requires a commitment to identifying gendered risk factors and tackling them through protective public policy measures. The paper proposes actions to federal, state and territories […]
Violence against women in CALD communities
Publisher: Australian Government Dept. of Social Services, AMES, 2016 Status – CURRENT This document summarises the outcomes of a project focusing on the primary prevention of violence against women in CALD communities. Based on community consultation and research it identifies issues that need to be considered when working with CALD communities to prevent violence against women and recommends […]
State of Australian Mothers
Publisher: Save the Children Australia, 2016 Status – CURRENT An Australian report building on findings from the International State of Mother’s.provides a state by state breakdown of the best and worst areas to be a mother based on and including financial security and access to services. Identifies regional and remote areas as significantly disadvantaged.
ALSW PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY: Comparing women’s diets to the updated Australian dietary guidelines.
Publisher: Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health, 2016 Status – CURRENT The Australian Dietary Guidelines (ADG) 2013 were updated to reflect the latest scientific evidence. This summary reveals the low percentage of woman from different age groups with diets that would meet the new standards. The summary also suggests how diets could be changed transitionally to meet the new guidelines.
Partners to Parents
Publisher: Partners to Parents, 2016 Status – CURRENT This evidence-informed website aims to prevent perinatal depression and anxiety by educating partners on how they can support one another when they become parents. It aims to prevent maternal mental health problems during the transition to parenthood by addressing aspects of the partner relationship such as the division […]
The Path to Justice: Migrant and Refugee Women’s Experience of the Courts
Publisher: Judicial Council on Cultural Diversity, 2016 Status – CURRENT In 2015, the Judicial Council on Cultural Diversity identified the need to develop a national framework aimed at strengthening the capacity of the Australian court system to provide access to justice for women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander […]