RP.17.11
Prioritising women’s safety in Australian perpetrator interventions: The purpose and practices of partner contact
April 2020
This project provides a deeper understanding of how men’s behaviour change programs (MBCPs) support women and children through contact with them throughout the process.
Partner contact involves working with the current or ex-partners of a program participant to provide them with support, information and safety planning.
By exploring how partner contact is practiced in MBCPs across Australia, the study identified different approaches and minimum requirements for success, gaps between theory and practice, and barriers to prioritising partner contact in environments with limited resources.
The evidence suggests that every woman with a current or former partner involved with such a program should be offered this kind of support from the program or a partner organisation.
The research resulted in the development of a Practice Guide to help frontline workers apply the evidence and prioritise victim/survivor safety when working with perpetrators of domestic and family violence.
Researchers
Project Lead
Prof Donna Chung, Curtin University
Research expertise
Mr Damian Green, Curtin University
Sarah Anderson, Curtin University
Mr Rodney Vlais, Independent researcher, VIC
Practice expertise
Stopping Family Violence Inc. WA
Downloads
Research report
Prioritising women’s safety in Australian perpetrator interventions: The purpose and practices of partner contact
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Research summary
Prioritising women’s safety in Australian perpetrator interventions: Mapping the purpose and practices of partner contact. Key findings and future directions
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Practice Guide
Prioritising women’s safety in Australian perpetrator interventions (Practice guide)
DownloadPresentations
The practice of partner contact and prioritising women’s safety in domestic violence perpetrator interventions
The webinar draws on ANROWS research, Prioritising women’s safety in Australian perpetrator interventions: The purpose and practice of partner contact. The panel discuss:
- how practitioners and services practice partner contact
- the strengths and challenges of partner contact practice
- key recommendations of the research
- the reflective practice guide to strengthen individual and organisational practice of partner contact.
Priority populations
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse women, lesbian, gay, bisexual trans* and intersex women, women who live in rural and remote areas (as a focus).
Budget
$259,731.68
Funded by Australian Commonwealth, state and territory governments under ANROWS’s 2017 core grant round.
find out more
Contact ANROWS
PO Box Q389, Queen Victoria Building NSW 1230
Email: enquiries@anrows.org.au