Core research
Since the first National Plan was implemented, ANROWS has been building the evidence base for what is effective in identifying, and responding to, violence against women and children.
We know that there are still areas where systems do not work effectively for victims and survivors, particularly those that experience multiple forms of disadvantage.
Our research under the 2020–2022 ANROWS Core Grant Research Program spanned domestic, family and sexual violence and recognised the diversity of women’s experiences in order to provide guidance to policymakers and practitioners on better ways forward.
COMPLETED PROJECTS
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Project name
Lead author
Commencement date
RP.20.02
Analysis of linked longitudinal administrative data on child protection involvement for NSW families with domestic and family violence, drug and alcohol issues and mental health issues
Professor Amy Conley Wright
Completed February 2024
Find Out MoreRP.20.01
WRAP around families experiencing adolescent violence in the home (AVITH):
Towards a collaborative service response
Elena Campbell
Completed April 2023
Find Out MoreRP.20.03
Adolescent family violence in Australia:
A national study of prevalence, use of and exposure to violence, and support needs for young people
Associate Professor Kate Fitz-Gibbon
Completed October 2022
Find Out MoreRP.20.05
Investigating the mental health of children exposed to domestic and family violence through the use of linked police and health records
Dr Carol Orr
Completed July 2022
Find Out MoreRP.20.06
Connecting the dots:
Understanding the DFV experiences of children and young people with disability within and across sectors
Professor Sally Robinson
Completed September 2022
Find Out MoreRP.20.07
Adverse childhood experiences and the intergenerational transmission of domestic and family violence in young people who engage in harmful sexual behaviour and violence against women
Associate Professor John Rynne
Completed August 2022
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Building a framework to prevent and respond to young people with disability who use violence at home
Associate Professor Georgina Sutherland
Completed October 2022
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Project name
Lead author
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MJ.18.01
Exploring the impact and effect of self-representation by one or both parties in Family Law proceedings involving allegations of family violence
Dr Jane Wangmann
Completed December 2020
Find Out MoreAccurately identifying the "person most in need of protection" in domestic and family violence law
Dr Heather Nancarrow
Completed November 2020
Find Out MoreRP.19.01
STACY for Children: Safe and Together Addressing ComplexitY focussing on children
Professor Cathy Humphreys
Completed October 2020
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National Risk Assessment Principles for family and domestic violence
Cherie Toivonen & Corina Backhouse
Completed July 2018
Find Out MoreRP.17.01
The relationship between gambling and domestic violence against women
Professor Nerilee Hing
Completed September 2020
Find Out MoreRP.17.02
Domestic violence, social security law and the couple rule
Dr Lyndal Sleep
Completed July 2019
Find Out MoreRP.17.03
Crossing the line: Lived experience of sexual violence among trans women of colour from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in Australia
Professor Jane M. Ussher
Completed June 2020
Find Out MoreRP.17.04
The MuSeS project: Multicultural and settlement services supporting women experiencing violence
Dr Cathy Vaughan
Completed May 2020
Find Out MoreRP.17.05
Sustainability of identification and response to family violence in antenatal care (SUSTAIN study)
Professor Kelsey Hegarty
Completed March 2020
Find Out MoreRP.17.06
Examining the power of child-at-risk electronic medical record (eMR) alerts to share interpersonal violence, abuse and neglect concerns: Do child protection alerts help?
Rosemaria Flaherty
Completed Nov 2018
Find Out MoreRP.17.07
Preventing gender-based violence in inpatient mental health units
Dr Juliet Watson
Completed January 2020
Find Out MoreRP.17.08
Mothers and children with disability using early intervention services: Identifying and sharing promising practice
Associate Professor kylie valentine
Completed June 2020
Find Out MoreRP.17.09
Constructions of complex trauma and implications for women's wellbeing and safety from violence
Dr Michael Salter
Completed May 2020
Find Out MoreRP.17.10
Transforming legal understandings of intimate partner violence
Stella Tarrant
Completed June 2019
Find Out MoreRP.17.11
Prioritising women’s safety in Australian perpetrator interventions: The purpose and practices of partner contact
Professor Donna Chung
Completed April 2020
Find Out MoreRP.17.12
Kungas’ Trauma experiences and effects on behaviour in Central Australia
Miriam Bevis
Completed Feb 2020
Find Out MoreRP.17.13
Young people as agents of change in preventing violence against women
Dr Karen Struthers
Completed May 2019
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Project name
Lead author
Commencement date
RP.14.01
National burden of disease study examining the impact of violence against women
Dr Lynelle Moon
Completed Oct 2016
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Promoting community-led responses to violence against immigrant and refugee women in metropolitan and regional Australia: The ASPIRE project
Dr Cathy Vaughan
Completed Dec 2016
Find Out MoreRP.14.03
Women's Input to a Trauma-informed systems model of care in Health settings: The WITH study
Professor Kelsey Hegarty
Completed May 2017
Find Out MoreRP.14.04
Seeking help for domestic violence: Exploring rural women’s coping experiences.
Dr Sarah Wendt
Completed Sept 2017
Find Out MoreRP.14.05
Domestic and family violence and parenting: Mixed method insights into impact and support needs
Dr Rae Kaspiew
Completed Jun 2017
Find Out MoreRP.14.06
Establishing the connection: Interventions linking service responses for sexual assault with drug or alcohol use/misuse
Dr Rebecca Jenkinson
Completed May 2016
Find Out MoreRP.14.07
State of knowledge on the co-occurrence, intersection and differences between forms of, and responses to, violence against women and their children
Dr Peta Cox
Completed Oct 2015
Find Out MoreRP.14.08
Prevalence and characteristics of violence against women. Australian Bureau of Statistics Personal Safety Survey 2012
Dr Peta Cox
Completed Oct 2015
Find Out MoreRP.14.09
Media representations of violence against women and their children (Project in partnership with Our Watch
Dr Georgina Sutherland
Completed Jun 2016
Find Out MoreRP.14.10
Change the Story: National framework for the prevention of violence against women and their children (Project in partnership with Our Watch and VicHealth
Our Watch, ANROWS, & VicHealth
Completed Nov 2015
Find Out MoreRP.14.12
What does it take? Developing informed and effective tertiary responses to violence and abuse for women and girls with disabilities in Australia
Dr Patsie Frawley
Completed Aug 2017
Find Out MoreRP.14.13
National mapping and meta-evaluation outlining key features of effective "safe at home" programs that enhance safety and prevent homelessness for women and their children who have experienced domestic and family violence
Associate Professor Jan Breckenridge
Completed May 2016
Find Out MoreRP.14.14
State of knowledge, practice and responses to violence against women in Australian Indigenous communities
Dr Ray Lovett
Completed Jan 2016
Find Out MoreRP.14.15
Meta-evaluation of existing interagency partnerships, collaboration, coordination and/or integrated interventions and service responses to violence against women
Associate Professor Jan Breckenridge
Completed July 2016
Find Out MoreRP.14.16
Building effective policies and services to promote women’s economic security following domestic and family violence
Dr Natasha Cortis
Completed Oct 2016
Find Out MoreRP.14.17
Domestic and family violence protection orders in Australia: An investigation of information sharing and enforcement
QCDFVR
Completed 31 Oct 2017
Find Out MoreRP.14.19
The PATRICIA Project: Pathways And Research In Collaborative Inter-Agency working
Professor Cathy Humphreys
Completed Jun 2017
Find Out MoreRP.14.20
Women, disability and violence: Creating access to justice
Associate Professor JaneMaree Maher
Completed April 2018
Find Out MoreRP.14.21
The forgotten victims: Prisoner experience of victimisation and engagement with the criminal justice system
Professor Andrew Day
Completed Aug 2018
Find Out MoreRP.14.22
Review of the evidence on knowledge translation and exchange in the violence against women field
Dr Robyn Mildon
Completed Apr 2015
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