This project aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the Alexis-Family Violence Response Model (Alexis-FVRM) in a regional area in Victoria. The Alexis-FVRM is a coordinated police and social services response to high-risk and recidivist family violence. It embeds a family violence specialist key worker within a police unit
Testing contextual prevention approaches, 2022, funded by Westpac 2021 Safer Children, Safer Communities grant
Description: The research will use the Children’s Safety and Safeguarding Capabilities Survey to evaluate LWBs:
• Understanding Child Sexual Abuse training, a child sexual abuse situational prevention strategy, and
• Enhancing Risk Assessment for Preventing Sexual Abuse training, which supports staff to ask relevant questions of foster carer applicants and evaluate their responses, ....Testing contextual prevention approaches, 2022, funded by Westpac 2021 Safer Children, Safer Communities grant
Description: The research will use the Children’s Safety and Safeguarding Capabilities Survey to evaluate LWBs:
• Understanding Child Sexual Abuse training, a child sexual abuse situational prevention strategy, and
• Enhancing Risk Assessment for Preventing Sexual Abuse training, which supports staff to ask relevant questions of foster carer applicants and evaluate their responses, in order to identify those with the potential to harm children.
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This Linkage Project harnesses a unique and time-sensitive opportunity to learn from Australian families involved in the Lighthouse Project, an innovative triage approach being taken by the Courts to screen litigants for family violence risk, with a primary focus on improving outcomes for families involved in the family law system
Workplace death: assessing and improving institutional responses to the needs of surviving families. The impact of workplace death and institutional responses on surviving families is seldom examined. Pilot research revealed enduring consequences not addressed by institutional responses. The project will use novel methods to advance scientific knowledge of how workplace death affects families and provide guidance to improved policy interventions.
Women's Evaluation Of Abuse And Violence Care Randomised Controlled Trial- Long Term Outcomes
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$284,391.00
Summary
Domestic violence has major health consequences and is a common hidden problem for women attending general practice. The project evaluates if a general practice intervention involving screening women for partner abuse, health provider education and brief counselling for women decreases partner abuse experienced and improves women's mental, physical health, parenting skills & quality of life long term (2 & 3 years after intervention). Further, to understand long term whether it is cost effective.
The Role Of Trauma Related Anger And The Cycles Of Violence In Post Conflict Countries: A Follow Up Study In Timor Leste
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$560,618.00
Summary
Our 2004 East Timor study showed that men who suffered abuses remain angry. We will follow-up these men to see if those who remained angry were more likely to be involved in social unrest and violence. We will also find out what factors make angry men more likely to act violently. This study will provide information to help agencies assist men overcome anger to avoid future violence.