A key part of the budget’s focus on women was a funding boost to help stop domestic violence.
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The new SBS documentary is not easy to watch. But it is a big chance to reset the conversation about domestic violence.
Children exposed to intimate partner violence were two to three times more likely to have impaired language skills, sleep problems, elevated blood pressure and asthma.
A pilot project is training Black church leaders in how to better help domestic abuse victims in their congregations.
Calls for help to domestic violence shelters have risen during the pandemic, as risk factors for the escalation of violence have gone up. It may be time to implement new strategies to help.
It’s not just children designated as being ‘at risk’ who are vulnerable. There are thousands of others who have not been assessed and who need the ‘safe haven’ of school.
Interviews reveal personal toll of supporting people in dangerous situations over the phone.
Dementia and abuse often go hand in hand, whether it’s the sufferer or the caregiver who is responsible.
Canada must consider funding programs that allow abuse victims and survivors to bring their pets with them when they leave their partners.
COVID-19 is not a cause of domestic abuse and focusing on this event obscures the underlying causes, offering perpetrators excuses for their abusive behaviour.
Five ways coronavirus could change sex and relationships.
What would you do if you weren’t safe at home – and now you’re not allowed to leave because of the coronavirus pandemic?
For some people, home is not a safe place to be.
An expert in domestic violence and abuse explains how you can help those you are worried about.
It is important that police forces and the CPS are able to recognise that coercive control and couple violence are different and require different handling.
Through choose-your-own-adventure stories, perpetrators of domestic abuse can challenge and understand their behaviour.
Evangelical Christian churches say a man’s authority is in God’s plan.
Rather than only reacting on a case-by-case basis, we need to recognise the root of child neglect and abuse comes from social inequities.
Natural disasters amplify the conditions leading to domestic violence. Yet Australia’s disaster policies are “gender blind”.
The consequences of the parental alienation theory can lead to children getting a court order to visit or live with an abusive parent.
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Senior Lecturer in Law, City, University of London
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Associate Professor in Criminal Law, Durham University
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Lecturer in Criminology, Sheffield Hallam University
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Professor of Criminology, Durham University
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Associate Professor of Criminology, Simon Fraser University
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Research Fellow, University of Bristol
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Senior Lecturer in Social Work, University of Sheffield
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Reader in Gender Based Violence, Centre for Gender and Violence Research, University of Bristol
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Eleanor Rathbone Chair of Sociology, University of Liverpool
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Associate Professor in Criminal Law, University of Reading
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Psychologist and Programme Leader, University of Salford
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PhD Candidate in Digital Civics, Newcastle University
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Professor, Family & Sexual Violence, RMIT University
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Knowledge Exchange Fellow/Project Lead, University of Strathclyde
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Professor of Social Work; Leneen Forde Chair in Child & Family Research, Griffith University
