Violence against women in Australia: Additional analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Personal Safety Survey, 2012

Publisher: Anrows, 2015

Status – CURRENT

This ANROWS research project provides substantial additional analysis of data collected in the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) 2012 Personal Safety Survey (PSS).  The PSS is the most comprehensive quantitative study of interpersonal violence in Australia. The survey is administered by the ABS and funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services. More than 17,000 women and men completed the 2012 survey.   The analysis completed in this project provides several hundred new statistical items related to violence against women.

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Seeking help for domestic violence: Exploring rural women’s coping experiences: State of knowledge paper

Publisher: Anrows, 2015

Status – CURRENT

This state of knowledge paper examines research and literature on the effects of social and geographical isolation and remoteness on the ability of women to disclose, report, seek help, and receive appropriate interventions following domestic and family violence and/or sexual assault.   The paper outlines:   research findings on regional, rural and remote women’s experiences of domestic and family violence and sexual assault; and the main approaches of service delivery for domestic and family violence and sexual assault, drawing on literature that describes service provision in regional, rural and remote Australia.

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Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health 1946 – 1951 Cohort

Publisher: Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health, 2015

Status – CURRENT

The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH) is a longitudinal population-based  survey  of  over 60,000  Australian  women  in  four  cohorts.  This  report  is  a  summary  of  data  for  13,715  women  in  the  cohort  born 1946-51 who completed the baseline survey in 1996 (aged 45-50 years), and surviving women for each survey point up to Survey 7 in 2013 (aged 62-67).

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Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health 1973 – 1978 Cohort

Publisher: Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health, 2012

Status – CURRENT

The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH) is a longitudinal population-based survey examining the health of over 50,000 Australian women.  The study follows women in four age cohorts, and a summary of the cohort born 1973-78 (now aged 36-41) who were first surveyed aged 18-23 in 1996 is presented here.

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Australasian Journal on Ageing – LGBTI Ageing and Aged Care Special Issue

Publisher: Australasian Journal on Ageing, 2015

Status –CURRENT

This Australasian Journal on Ageing Special Issue aims to create more awareness of the experiences and needs of LGBTI older people. Historically older LGBTI people have been invisible, particularly in research on ageing as well as in policy and practice. Older LGBTI people are diverse, with different lived experiences across multiple communities, although what unites LGBTI people is a shared lived experience of discrimination.

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Chronic condtions, physical function and health care use: Findings from the Australian longitudinal study on Women’s Health

Publisher: Australian Government Department of Health, 2015

Status – Current

This  report  presents  a  summary  of  common  and  important  chronic  conditions  affecting women in the Australian Longitudinal Study of Women’s Health (ALSWH). In  this  report  we  present  data  on  the  increasing  prevalence  of  several  major chronic conditions  as  the  women  age, including arthritis,  asthma,  diabetes,  and  cardiovascular conditions. We show the relationship between chronic disease and decline in women’s physical and mental health related quality of life, and their increased use of general practice consultations.

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Building effective policies and services to promote women’s economic security following domestic violence: State of knowledge paper

Publisher: Anrows, 2015

Status – CURRENT

This state of knowledge paper outlines what is currently known about the economic tactics and financial impact of domestic violence, and ways to promote women’s economic security during and following violence.

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Supporting Pregnant Women who use Alcohol or Other Drugs guide – A Guide for Primary Health Care Professionals

Publisher: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC )

Status – CURRENT

Evidence shows that well-coordinated and comprehensive support with early access to antenatal care and specialist alcohol or drug treatment can reduce harm and improve outcomes for pregnant women who have problematic alcohol and drug use, and their babies.

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Gender Indicators, Australia, Aug 2015

Publisher: Australian Bureau Statistics, August 2015

Status – CURRENT

Statistics on Gender Indicators. Indicators are spread across six major areas of social concern for gender equality (Economic security, Education, Health, Work and family balance, Safety and justice, and Democracy, governance and citizenship).

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What does it take? Developing informed and effective tertiary responses to violence and abuse of women and girls with disabilities in Australia: State of knowledge paper

Publisher: Anrows,  2015

Status – CURRENT

This paper establishes the current state of knowledge on tertiary responses to violence and abuse for women and girls with disabilities.  The paper outlines:   tertiary responses to violence and abuse for women and young women with disabilities; and what the evidence says about the effectiveness of tertiary responses for women and young women with disabilities.

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