RESEARCH REPORT & CASE STUDY

“Never waste a crisis”: Domestic and family violence policy and practice initiatives in response to COVID-19

The National COVID-19 List: An Australian case study

Since December 2020, ANROWS has been working in partnership with the University of Melbourne on DAHLIA-19, an international research study exploring domestic and family violence service provision – and in particular, innovative practice – in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Two interim reports produced as part of the study are now available for download. “Never waste a crisis”: Domestic and family violence policy and practice initiatives in response to COVID-19” examines prevention strategies and responses to DFV in Australia in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. The summary report examines Australian initiatives and incorporates interviews with 10 experts and a rapid review of available policy documents and reports covering service responses in the period up to 30 June, 2021.

The National COVID-19 List: An Australian case study focuses on the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia’s National COVID-19 List. The case study situates the introduction of the List among a wider context of the shift to online models ushered in by restrictions associated with the public health response to the pandemic. It also considers the List as one of a number of reforms currently taking place in the family law arena in Australia.

Both reports are also available through the DAHLIA-19 website.

 

 

Publication details

Authors

GEMMA McKIBBIN
University of Melbourne

CATHY HUMPHREYS
University of Melbourne

ESTHER GALLOIS
University of Melbourne

MICHELE ROBINSON
ANROWS

JENNIFER SIJNJA
ANROWS

JANICE YEUNG
ANROWS

REBECCA GOODBOURN
ANROWS

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Suggested citation

McKibbin, G., Humphreys, C., Gallois, E., Robinson, M., Sijnja, J., Yeung, J., & Goodbourn, R. (2021). “Never waste a crisis”: Domestic and family violence policy and practice initiatives in response to COVID-19. ANROWS.

Sijnja, J., Robinson, M., Humphreys, C., & McKibbin, G. (2022). The National COVID-19 List: An Australian case study. ANROWS.