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Too many women in prisons, not enough wisdom in the system
Find out how Flat Out's Family Violence Justice Pilot Project is addressing the systemic failure in Victoria's prisons.
Organisational spotlight: Collaboration between family violence and sexual assault services
Historically, sexual assault and family violence services had separate funding and approaches, albeit with the same feminist framework and gendered lens.
Identifying the risk of lethal violence
A recent study of intimate partner homicides identifies a pattern of co-existing risk factors
- Mandy McKenzie, Dr Debbie Kirkwood, Dr Danielle Tyson & Associate Professor Bronwyn Naylor
Women in the sex industry fall through the gaps
Women who work in the sex industry are a unique and high-risk group, but they do not always feel welcome at family violence services
- Ada Conroy
Mums in court
An innovative program at Sunshine Magistrates’ Court has supported over 100 women with children to obtain their intervention orders
- Penny Underwood
Understanding intervention order breaches
Understanding one of the fastestgrowing criminal offences is important for agencies that are committed to improving victim safety and holding perpetrators to account
- Sina Oum & Amy Schwebel
Technology: more good than harm?
The potential of new and emerging technologies in the area of violence against women was the subject of a recent public panel discussion —Melbourne research alliance to end violence against women and their children (MAEVe)
Media know-how
A new guide aims to equip practitioners in the violence against women sector to progress media coverage of the issue
- Vanessa Born
Changing the prevention story
A world-first framework for the primary prevention of violence against women aims to bring about the cultural and structural change necessary to forever change the story of violence against women
- Dr Emma Partridge
A debt of gratitude
Outgoing DVRCV board members Kelsey Hegarty and Deb Davison reflect on the past and the future for DVRCV
- Mandy McKenzie
Responding to the Royal Commission
We asked five family violence and legal organisations to respond to the Royal Commission into Family Violence final report and discuss the implications for their work.