New laws are often seen as an answer in tackling intimate partner violence, but our research shows it is not always the best response.
In this 2008 photo, Liam Gallagher of Oasis performs during a concert in Los Angeles. Noel is seen on the screen behind him. The brothers have a notoriously dysfunctional relationship. Could their father’s documented abuse of their mother explain the animosity?
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The famous feuding Gallagher brothers of the rock band Oasis illustrate what research shows: Kids who grow up in homes where there is domestic violence often grow up to have troubled relationships.
One in six Australian women have experienced partner violence.
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Women have further abortions are not treating it “like contraception” but have good reasons that are often beyond their control
Congolese women in the eastern town of Bunia. Even in conflict zones women are more likely to face violence in their homes than outside.
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Shocking new findings show that even in conflict-affected countries where soldiers and rebel fighters are a daily danger to women, their husbands and boyfriends are the bigger threat.
Abused women were concerned that their pets may also be harmed by their abuser.
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Concern for their pets’ safety can lead women to delay leaving their abusers. Better on-site pet services in women’s shelters would enable them to seek help without fear for their animals’ well-being.
A South African student invites people to “walk in others’ shoes” doing a protest about gender based violence.
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High profile stories of femicide come with a flare up of societal outrage, protest and collective introspection. But nothing ever really changes.
Pregnant women in South Africa who live in poor communities are more likely to consider or attempt suicide than the general population.
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Depression may lead pregnant women to engage in suicidal behaviour. But the socioeconomic contexts pregnant women are in may also contribute to their suicide risk.
Alcohol and other drugs are significant risk factors for precipitating violence.
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A study being launched today by Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety confirms the serious impacts of intimate partner violence.
An old problem with a digital twist.
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For pregnant HIV-positive women taking anti-retrovirals is critical for their babies’ health. Intimate partner violence affects adherence, and must be addressed as part of women’s HIV treatment.
Violence plays out in highly gendered ways. But many more factors are at play.
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people experience family and sexual violence at rates similar to, or higher than, heterosexual women.
Emotional abuse was the most common form of abuse.
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Not only are women in regional and rural areas more likely to experience partner violence than their city counterparts, it’s more difficult to leave and re-establish a new life.
It’s estimated general practitioners see up to five abused women every week.
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Victoria’s Royal Commission into Family Violence will today hear how the health system can better respond to partner abuse, with the help of trained professionals and broader, government support.
Smartphones allow users to access help, information, or support anonymously and privately.
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For every woman who reports domestic abuse, many more remain silent through fear, shame or simply because they don’t know who to turn to. But new digital programs could help.
Limited attention has been given to efforts aiming to reduce alcohol-related intimate partner violence by reducing harmful drinking.
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By mapping alcohol’s role in domestic violence, a report published today lifts the lid on the plight of numerous Australian adults and children whose lives are negatively affected by a family member with…