How we can make better use of existing administrative data to tackle domestic, family and sexual violence. Watch the insightful discussion with experts Sally Mills (AIHW), Dr Betty Luu (WSU), Vivian Yue (FACSIAR), Dr Rebecca Buys (NTV) and Maggie Walter (University of Tasmania) and learn how data can drive impactful change.
The 2024 theme of International Day of People with Disability, on 3 December, is ‘Amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future’.
In this spirit, the Australian Women’s Health Alliance supported lived experience advocate Phoebe Nagorcka-Smith to produce this paper that explores the link between issues that Phoebe has both lived and have professional expertise in – brain injury, gender-based violence, and the impacts of systemic inaccessibility and sexism on women with disability and trauma.
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The team behind National Centre-funded research project, “Survivor perspectives on institutional use of child sexual abuse material”, has published their literature review in the International Journal of Crime, Justice and Social Democracy.
Led by Campbell Wilson from Monash University’s AiLECS Lab, the review investigates how child sexual abuse material is currently used in institutional contexts by police, courts, academic and policy researchers and private sector entities.
The outcomes of this review inform further exploration of what victims and survivors of crimes involving child sexual abuse material think and know about the use of this material by institutions. The project will also be developing recommendations on how victim and survivor perspectives can be embedded by the institutions that use these materials.
Read the review and learn more about the project
This project reveals that engagement is a nuanced process influenced by readiness, motivation, referral pathways, and support systems. It aims to inform future advancements in these programs to enhance victim-survivor safety, improve perpetrator engagement and accountability, and ultimately to reduce repetition of abusive behaviours and escalation of family violence. In highlighting the importance of individualised support and post-program engagement, the study advocates for a more cohesive and supportive approach towards program design and delivery.