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Publications

A wide range of resource and publications were produced by Partnerships projects which:

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You can order resources/publications in hard copy from National Mailing and Marketing using their online Order Form, or download a PDF version of the resources/publications listed below.

Domestic Violence

Business

Domestic violence - whose business is it anyway?
Brochure to encourage business to address the issue of domestic violence in the workplace. 2002.

The Cost of Domestic Violence to the Australian Economy

This groundbreaking study, commissioned under the Australian Government's Partnerships Against Domestic Violence initiative and undertaken by Access Economics Pty Ltd, found that domestic violence cost Australia $8.1 billion in the year 2002-03. Nearly half of the cost is borne, as expected, by the victims of violence, but many other groups within the family and the community more broadly also bear the costs of this violence.

Download the main report - PDF (418kb)

Download the supporting volume - PDF (357kb)

Following publication of the report a Corrigendum was released to correct errors in two tables contained within the report. Download the Corrigendum - PDF (15kb)

Children/Young People

A report into research undertaken for a community education program in the Northern Territory
Report - research for a domestic violence community education program for young Territorians - occasional paper no 23.
Target Audience: Policy Makers

Captain Harley's Be Cool Not Cruel Community Education Campaign: Occasional paper no. 36
Report documenting the main elements of the development and implementation of the Be Cool . Not Cruel community awareness campaign as a national model. 2000. 35 pages.
Target Audience: Policy Makers

Peer Education Programmes
Leaflet with case studies of good practice in peer education models. 2001. 6 pages.
Target Audience: Service Providers

Domestic Violence - Prevention Strategies & Resources for Working with Young People
Resource outlining models of prevention and educational programs with young people. 2000. 132 pages.
Target Audience: Service Providers

Getting what you want: presenters workbook
A workbook for presenters running courses to prevent violence in intimate relationships for young women and their peers. 47 pages.
Target Audience: Service Providers

Kids & domestic violence: Evaluating service delivery
Handbook for evaluating service delivery for service working with children and young people living with domestic violence. 1999. 101 pages.
Target Audience: Service Providers

Kids & domestic violence: Practice standards
Practice standards as a guide to assist in the development of good practice in services for children and young people living with domestic violence in Queensland. 1999. 89 pages.
Target Audience: Service Providers

Knowing mothers - safe young children - resource manual
Manual documenting the Domestic Violence group and the Peer Support Training models used by the Kids 'n' you Family Support Program. 2001.
Target Audience: Community

Loves me not
A diary designed for young people - it outlines what violence is, different forms of violence and gives examples of healthy and unhealthy relationships. 2000.

No violence in schools-lesson plans
Lesson plans from the No Violence in Schools project. 16 pages.
Target Audience: Service Providers

Partnerships Against Domestic Violence Summary Findings from Phase 1: For Professionals - Why should maternal and child health nurses know about domestic violence?
Fact sheet developed for professionals is based on knowledge and findings gained through the first phase of Partnerships Against Domestic Violence for maternal and child health nurses working with women and children who may be living with domestic violence
Target Audience: Service Providers

Partnerships Against Domestic Violence Summary Findings from Phase 1: For Service Providers - Working to Address Indigenous Family Violence
Fact sheet developed for service providers working to address Indigenous family violence is based on knowledge and findings gained through the first phase of Partnerships Against Domestic Violence
Target Audience: Service Providers

Relationship violence: no way - young men & relationships prevention report
Report of a project which used a protective behaviours approach and peer education strategies to educate men aged 13-26 at risk of perpetrating relationship violence
Target Audience: Policy Makers

Supporting young people and children affected by violence - Berry St
A report on a project aimed to identify and document good practice examples of working with children and young people who are affected by family violence.

Supporting young people and children affected by violence - Geelong rape crisis centre
A report on a project aimed to identify and document good practice examples of working with children and young people who are affected by family violence.

Supporting young people and children affected by violence - Merri Housing Service
A report on a project aimed to identify and document good practice examples of working with children and young people who are affected by family violence.

Supporting young people and children affected by violence - Southern Family Life
A report on a project aimed to identify and document good practice examples of working with children and young people who are affected by family violence.

The Savvy Schools kit - support for students affected by domestic violence/family violence yes!!!
Report that supports good practice and provides information and strategies to guide schools in raising awareness, in linking with local specialist services and in responding sensitively and effectively to students and their families. 2000. 42 pages.
Target Audience: Policy Makers

The Way Forward: forum report
Proceedings of a national forum to identify ways of supporting and responding to children and young people living with domestic violence. 2000. 235 pages.

Youth & domestic violence: Occasional paper no 27
Research report exploring the impact of domestic violence on children and young people in NT. 1998. 32 pages.
Target Audience: Policy Makers

Community

Identifying family violence resource kit for GPs in the western suburbs of Melbourne
Brochure for GPs about identifying and supporting people living with domestic violence. 2000. 4 pages.
Target Audience: Community

Partnerships Against Domestic Violence phase 1 meta-evaluation report: community awareness and education
Evaluation of the Partnerships Against Domestic Violence initiative, focussing on outcomes in relation to building community awareness. 2003. 68 pages.
Target Audience: Policy Makers

Partnerships Against Domestic Violence Summary Findings from Phase 1: For Policy Makers - Implications of PADV Findings for Housing and Accommodation
Fact sheet developed for policy makers in the housing sector is based on knowledge and findings gained through the first phase of Partnerships Against Domestic Violence
Target Audience: Policy Makers

Partnerships Against Domestic Violence Summary Findings from Phase 1: For Professionals - The Impact of Domestic Violence: Implications for Contact Services
Fact sheet developed for professionals is based on knowledge and findings gained through the first phase of Partnerships Against Domestic Violence for people working in contact Services
Target Audience: Service Providers

What do you do when she tells you?
Information leaflet for friends & families of women living with domestic violence
Target Audience: Community

Culturally and Linguistically Diverse

Attitudes to Domestic and Family Violence in the Diverse Australian Community
Report exploring domestic violence issues for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. 2000. 60 pages.
Target Audience: Policy Makers

What turns a family from this. to this: English
National information sheets with phone numbers for helplines. 4 pages.
Target Audience: Community

What turns a family from this. to this: Indonesian
National information sheets with phone numbers for helplines. 4 pages.
Target Audience: Community

What turns a family from this. to this: Italian
National information sheets with phone numbers for helplines. 4 pages.
Target Audience: Community

What turns a family from this. to this: Turkish
National information sheets with phone numbers for helplines. 4 pages.
Target Audience: Community

Disability

It's not ok, it's violence: information kit
A kit with information about domestic violence for women with disabilities, including a brochure, a cassette, a poster and a booklet for service providers.

General

Competency Standards
Flier with information about the project to develop competency standards for people whose work brings them into contact with people affected by domestic violence. 1999. 2 pages.

Domestic Violence Interagency Guidelines
A tool to enhance coordination between agencies and services. 2003. 214 pages.
Target Audience: Service Providers

Partnerships Against Domestic Violence: a substantial beginning to a new commitment - annual report 2000-2001
This report sets out where PADV began, what has been achieved and the issues and challenges still to be met. 2001. 87 pages.

Partnerships Against Domestic Violence: Second report of the taskforce 1999-2000
This report documents the achievements of PADV in its second year.

The facts: Violence
Brochure containing facts about DV, and what businesses can do to support their staff. Contains crisis service contact numbers. 2002.

Working together against domestic violence: the first three years of Partnerships Against Domestic Violence 1999-2001
This report summarises the current issues in domestic violence in Australia, provides an overview of the work undertaken in PADV projects from 1997-2001 and the early findings that have emerged from that work, and identifies some of the areas requiring further development and policy attention. 2001. 92 pages.
Target Audience: Policy Makers

Government

Partnerships Against Domestic Violence Summary Findings from Phase 1: For Policy Makers - Implications of PADV Findings for Services Working with Children and Young People
Fact sheet developed for policy makers whose work relates to services for children and young people is based on knowledge and findings gained through the first phase of Partnerships Against Domestic Violence
Target Audience: Policy Makers

Partnerships Against Domestic Violence Summary Findings from Phase 1: For Policy Makers - Implications of PADV Findings for Housing and Accommodation
Fact sheet developed for policy makers in the housing sector is based on knowledge and findings gained through the first phase of Partnerships Against Domestic Violence
Target Audience: Policy Makers

Indigenous

Community Solutions to Aboriginal Family Violence
Final Report and Model of Best Practice in Indigenous communities. 1999-2000. 2001. 39 pages.
Target Audience: Community

Crisis Intervention: Aboriginal Family Violence: Summary Report
Report of a project to explore models of intervention which would respond to the needs of individuals and their families in crisis as a result of Indigenous family violence. 2000. 40 pages.
Target Audience: Service Providers

Goldfields Region Family Violence Advocacy Project
Information on the Goldfields Region Family Violence Advocacy Project. 4 page.
Target Audience: Service Providers

How safe is your family?
A brochure for Indigenous communities with information about ways of protecting children in their community against child abuse.
Target Audience: Community

Key findings - Working with Indigenous people
Leaflet with key findings about Indigenous family violence from the national evaluation of PADV projects. 4 pages.

Northern territory prison referred and community based indigenous family violence offender program for indigenous family violence offenders
Report on the Northern Territory prison-referred and community-based Indigenous family violence offender program. 2001. 202 pages.
Target Audience: Policy Makers

Partnerships Against Domestic Violence phase 1 meta-evaluation report: indigenous family violence
Evaluation of the Partnerships Against Domestic Violence initiative, focussing on outcomes in relation to Indigenous Family Violence. 2003. 106 pages.
Target Audience: Policy Makers

Pilot counselling programs for mandated and non-mandated indigenous men
A report discussing issues underpinning the provision of programs for Indigenous men and outlines model structures and processes that would enable the development counselling programs. 2001. 58 pages.
Target Audience: Policy Makers

Rekindling family relationships: programme
The proceedings for the national forum on Indigenous family violence, 9-11 April 2001.

Through Young Black Eyes - A guide for Indigenous community leaders
A guide for Indigenous community leaders to respond to family violence and child abuse. 2002. 27 pages.
Target Audience: Community

Walking into doors - Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter
Leaflet with information for the community on family violence
Target Audience: Community

Walking into doors: poster
Poster with information for the community on family violence
Target Audience: Community

Legal

Justice matters: court support feasibility study Tasmania 2002
A report of a project to provide a framework, strategic plan and costing for the development and implementation of a regional court support service in Tasmania for victims of domestic violence including children. 2002. 135 pages.
Target Audience: Policy Makers

Partnerships Against Domestic Violence Summary Findings from Phase 1: For Policy Makers - Implications of PADV Findings for Justice and the Legal System
Fact sheet developed for policy makers in the justice and legal sector is based on knowledge and findings gained through the first phase of Partnerships Against Domestic Violence
Target Audience: Policy Makers

The Tamworth domestic violence project
An evaluation of a different model of service provision to victims of domestic violence in a police setting. 2003. 72 pages.
Target Audience: Service Providers

Men

Prevention & Perpetrator Programmes
Leaflet with case studies of good practice in work with perpetrators to end violent behaviour. 2001. 6 pages.
Target Audience: Service Providers

Key findings - Working with men
Leaflet with key findings from the national evaluation of PADV. 4 pages.

Partnerships Against Domestic Violence phase 1 meta-evaluation report: domestic violence: working with men
Partnerships Against Domestic Violence phase 1 meta-evaluation report: domestic violence: working with men
Target Audience: Policy Makers

Partnerships Against Domestic Violence Summary Findings from Phase 1: For Service Providers - Working with Men to Improve their Relationships
Fact sheet developed for service providers working with men to improve their relationships is based on knowledge and findings gained through the first phase of Partnerships Against Domestic Violence
Target Audience: Service Providers

Taking responsibility: a framework for developing best practice in programs for men who use violence towards family members
A framework for developing best practice in programs for men who use violence toward family members. 2001. 35 pages.
Target Audience: Policy Makers

Regional/Rural

Supporting Rural & Remote Communities
Leaflet with case studies of good practice in rural and remote communities. 2001. 6 pages.
Target Audience: Service Providers

Partnerships Against Domestic Violence Summary Findings from Phase 1: For Service Providers - Working in Rural and Remote Communities
Fact sheet developed for service providers working in rural and remote communities is based on knowledge and findings gained through the first phase of Partnerships Against Domestic Violence
Target Audience: Service Providers

Research

WESNET: Women's Refuges, Shelters, Outreach and Support Services in Australia From Sydney Squat to complex Services Challenging Domestic and Family Violence
This report provides an assessment of the progress that has been made in expanding accommodation and support options available to women experiencing, or escaping, domestic violence and what options or directions might be pursued in the future. 2004. 185 pages.
Target Audience: Service Providers and Policy Makers

Current Perspectives on Domestic Violence: a Review of National and International Literature
The literature review provides a framework to identify benchmarks for the diverse groups of projects on domestic violence being undertaken. 1999. 33 pages. 1999. 33 pages.
Target Audience: Policy Makers

Evaluation of Four Domestic Violence Early Intervention Projects: Executive Summary
Report outlining the findings of an evaluation of four early intervention projects in Albany, Hobart, Melbourne and Logan City. 2001. 26 pages.
Target Audience: Service Providers

Evaluation of Four Domestic Violence Early Intervention Projects
Report outlining the findings of an evaluation of four early intervention projects in Albany, Hobart, Melbourne and Logan City. 2001. 215 pages.
Target Audience: Service Providers

Evaluation of Four Domestic Violence Early Intervention Projects: Summaries
1-page summaries of four domestic violence early intervention projects. 2001. 7 pages.

Information booklet for the implementation of competency standards for people who come into professional contact with those affected by domestic/family violence
A guide to assist in using and understanding the Partnerships Against Domestic Violence competency standards. This booklet provides an overview of both the standards and processes for implementing them into the workplace. 2000. 49 pages.
Target Audience: Policy Makers

Reshaping responses to domestic violence appendices
Appendices to research undertaken to inform the design/implementation of effective strategies and interventions to prevent domestic violence based on a current analysis of the needs of victims, perpetrators and also young people who have witnessed domestic violence. 2000. 126.
Target Audience: Policy Makers

Reshaping responses to domestic violence final report
Full report on research undertaken to inform the design/implementation of effective strategies and interventions to prevent domestic violence based on a current analysis of the needs of victims, perpetrators and also young people who have witnessed domestic violence. 2000. 148 pages.
Target Audience: Policy Makers

Routine screening for domestic violence in NSW Health
An implementation package for introducing routine screening for domestic violence in health services. Contains an implementation guide, protocols, screening forms and a rationale for undertaking screening.
Target Audience: Service Providers

Routine screening for domestic violence in NSW Health
An implementation package for introducing routine screening for domestic violence in health services. Contains an implementation guide, protocols, screening forms and a rationale for undertaking screening.
Target Audience: Service Providers

Routine screening for domestic violence in NSW Health
An implementation package for introducing routine screening for domestic violence in health services. Contains an implementation guide, protocols, screening forms and a rationale for undertaking screening.
Target Audience: Service Providers

Routine screening for domestic violence in NSW Health
An implementation package for introducing routine screening for domestic violence in health services. Contains an implementation guide, protocols, screening forms and a rationale for undertaking screening.
Target Audience: Service Providers

Women

A Stitch In Time: A Validation of the Domestic Violence Identification Tool
A report on a project aimed to enhance the capacity of health agencies in South Australia to respond to domestic violence through more effective recognition of women who have experienced domestic violence. July 2003. 79 pages.

Across the Lifespan: Violence throughout the lives of women and children (forum report)
Report from a national forum on violence throughout the lives of women and girls. 2002. 16 pages.

Home Safe Home: The link between domestic and family violence and women's homelessness
A report exploring the links between domestic violence and women's homelessness. 2000. 103 pages.
Target Audience: Policy Makers

Knowing mothers - safe young children - resource manual
Manual documenting the Domestic Violence group and the Peer Support Training models used by the Kids 'n' you Family Support Program. 2001.
Target Audience: Community

Partnerships Against Domestic Violence Summary Findings from Phase 1: For Service Providers - Working with Women Across the Lifespan
Fact sheet developed for service providers working with women across the lifespan is based on knowledge and findings gained through the first phase of Partnerships Against Domestic Violence
Target Audience: Service Providers

Pathways - How Women Leave Violent Men
Research report focussing on women's own identification of what enables them to negotiate their way out of violent relationships and the identification and analysis of effective suports, services and strategies for establishing violence-free lives. 180 pages.

Two lives - Two Worlds - Older people and domestic violence: vol 2
Research on older women's' experience of domestic violence. 2000. 63 pages.
Target Audience: Policy Makers

Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health
This Women's Health Australia research explores the impact of violence on young women's reproductive health. This download is an abridged summary of the study -
The Australian Longitudinal Study of Women's Health - Health and experiences of violence among young women.

Sexual Assault

Research

National Framework for Sexual Assault Prevention
The Framework was developed to provide a way forward in the prevention of sexual assault in Australia. It was designed to deliver a strengthened evidence for prevention activity, informed research and communication pathways; and the development of structures and approaches that will maximise the impact of prevention effort across the sector.

Non-reporting and Hidden Recording of Sexual Assault: An International Literature Review
This review focuses on research conducted in Australia, England and Wales, Canada, New Zealand and the United States since 1992, and includes the 2000 sweep of the International Crime Victims Survey. While the review is not exhaustive in terms of the literature available, it provides a comprehensive overview of the most important issues. 2003. 135 pages.

Recidivism of Sexual Assault Offenders: Rates, Risk Factors and Treatment Efficacy - Non-reporting and Hidden Recording of Sexual Assault: An International Literature Review
This report reviews the international literature on recidivism rates and risk factors that predict sexual, violent and general reoffending. It then analyses Victorian police data on persons apprehended for sexual assault of adults in 2001. Finally, the report provides an overview of sex offender treatment programs offered through corrective services in Australian jurisdictions and summarises literature that assesses the efficacy of sex offender treatment
programs. May 2004. 123 pages.