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WHAT’S NEW AT THE CLEARINGHOUSE?

 

Latest edition of the Clearinghouse Newsletter

The Autumn 2012 edition of the newsletter is now available. Feature articles examine the workplace campaign of the Safe at Home Safe at Work project, supporting infants and their mothers affected by family violence, GPS tracking of violent offenders and an interview with Lois Herbert, who recently presented on her experience at the manager of the Battered Women’s Refuge in Christchurch and surviving the earthquakes. This edition also included Fast Facts #6: Domestic violence and the workplace.

 

Ordering Clearinghouse Materials

During our spring cleaning last December, more than 500 individuals and organisations requested more than 17,000 materials. Due to limited capacity and the impressive demand, we were only able to provide a maximum of five copies of any one item. We want to remind you that all Clearinghouse materials are available to download for free on our web site. We stopped printing paper copies of our materials in 2011 (except the Newsletter). However, we still have copies of many items that were published previously. You can request single copies of older publications at any point in time, by using our online publications order form. If you would like to request multiple copies for upcoming training, staff orientation or other projects, please contact us to discuss options at clearinghouse@unsw.edu.au or 02 9385 2990.

 

Coming soon!

Have you experienced a disaster in Australia? Did it impact on your work with clients affected by domestic violence? If so, the Clearinghouse wants to hear from you in an upcoming survey on domestic violence and disasters. Watch your inbox for the official invitation or contact the clearinghouse@unsw.edu.au.

 

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NEWS

  

Australian Government announces funding for child safety and protection

The Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) has announced $5 million in funding for the Child Aware Approaches initiative one-off grants in 2011-2012. Grants of up to $200,000 are available for not for-profit organisations. Applications accepted until 18 May 2012.

National Children’s Commissioner to be established

Attorney-General Nicola Roxon announced the creation of a National Children’s Commissioner within the Australian Human Rights Commission. The new Commissioner will focus on promoting the rights, wellbeing and development of children and young people in Australia. The Government will call for expressions of interest for the position shortly.  Legislation for the Commissioner will be introduced later this year and the new Commissioner is expected to take office by the end of 2012.

 

The Australian Government announces funding for campaigns and projects

The Australian Football League will receive more than $244,000 to mentor young players about healthy relationships. The AFL will develop an educational DVD, train-the-trainer programs, tool-kits, a quality assurance framework for state and local clubs, as well as an online education tool on the AFL Community Club web site.

 

Criminology Research Grants now accepting applications

The Australian Institute of Criminology invites applications from organisations to conduct research which is relevant to criminal justice policy. Applications accepted until 17 August 2012.

 

Australian Crime & Violence Prevention Awards accepting nominations

Nominations for the 2012 awards are now open. The annual awards are sponsored by the heads of Australian governments and members of the Standing Council on Police and Emergency Management. They include monetary awards totalling up to $130,000 and are presented to a number of categories. The awards reward good practice in the prevention or reduction of violence and other types of crimes in Australia. An award may also be available for initiatives of great merit or for outstanding projects that have recently ceased operation. Nominations close on 29 June 2012.

 

No To Violence launches ‘Adolescent Violence in the Home (AVITH) Project’

No To Violence (NTV), the Male Family Violence Prevention Association in Victoria has recently been funded by the federal government to undertake a project examining adolescent violence in the home (AVITH). The project is mapping the work currently being undertaken to address this issue. They are seeking input via a survey from agencies who work with AVITH online. For information contact, Jo Howard, the Project Worker, at johoward@bigpond.com or 0408 938 029.

 

Women's Legal Services NSW seeking input about online project for DV workers

'Ask LOIS' (Legal Online Information Service) is a secure web site that will provide an online support network, resources and training for those who are regionally based and working with women who have legal needs. The target audience is rural and regionally based domestic violence and family support service providers in NSW working with women, especially Aboriginal women, with legal needs. As part of the development work, Women’s Legal Services NSW is seeking feedback via an online survey from community workers in regional, rural or remote areas. For information, contact Kate Duffy at

02 8745 6900 or kate.duffy@wlsnsw.org.au

 

Seeking participants for interviews about experiences of growing up with abuse

The research project, "Young Women's Experiences of Coping with Abuse During Adolescence", is seeking to interview young women aged 18-24 about their experiences of coping with abuse during adolescence, their experiences of receiving help/support, and some information about their lives currently. For more information about the project and participation contact Emma Tseris, PhD candidate at emmatseris@hotmail.com or 0415 365 726.

 

Due Diligence Project seeks input from NGOs

The project is an international, research-advocacy collaboration. The goal is to add content to the international legal principle of ‘due diligence’ in the context of State responsibility to end violence against women. The objective is to create compliance indicators that are concrete and measurable across regions. Currently, the project is seeking input from non-government organisations which advocate against violence against women or provide intervention services to victims/survivors. See the project web site for more details and the survey forms.

 

Attorney General announces legislation and funding to address forced marriages

The Hon. Nicola Roxon announced in March the Government’s intention to introduce new legislation into Parliament to criminalise forced marriage in Australia. Forced marriage and trafficking in persons have been gaining attention in Australia and internationally. Though the consultation period has ended, the discussion paper on forced marriage and the exposure draft of the legislative amendments to Australia's people trafficking and slavery offences are still available online. The UK is also currently considering criminalisation of forced marriage. See the commentary on this process from leading research Aisha Gill and UK advocate Khatun Sapnara. Good Shepherd recently commissioned Anti-Slavery Australia to conduct the first Australian study to identify gaps and emerging issues in labour rights for women and girls, particularly those who are in transit, have been forced to migrate or who are trafficked.

 

Members of National Plan Implementation Panel announced

The Minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins, announced the launch and names of the 14 members of the panel established to advise governments on the implementation of the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 2010-2022. See the media release for more information.

Financial literacy workshops planned

WIRE Women’s Information has received funding from Consumer Affairs Victoria to deliver financial literacy workshops addressing financial abuse in the context of family violence and improving women’s financial literacy. Workshops will be delivered in 2012 in all Victoria Department of Human Services regions.

 

Rugby players suspended for domestic violence

The Australian Rugby League (ARL) has suspended Robert Lui from competing in the league for an entire season due to domestic violence and Cronulla Sharks player Isaac Gordon will be suspended for nine matches due to domestic violence charges. See the ABC news story for more information as well as the related online petition to the National Rugby League.

 

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ACTIONS & CONSULTATIONS

Petition to protect workers in Australia who experience domestic violence

This online petition asks the Prime Minister, the Honourable Julia Gillard, to ensure that all workers in Australia who experience domestic violence can be safe at work. The petition specifically asks that the Fair Work Act be amended to include domestic and family violence protections as a National Employment Standard and that the consolidated Commonwealth equality law prohibit discrimination on the ground of domestic and family violence. Sign the petition.

Petition to ban rugby players convicted of violence against women

This online petition asks the National Rugby League CEO, and local clubs to implement a one season ban on players convicted of assaulting women. For more information see the article from CQUniNews or sign the online petition.

                

Conferences, training and events

The Clearinghouse regularly adds items to our online conference and events web page. For a complete list, see: http://www.adfvc.unsw.edu.au/events_calendar.html

 

Call for abstracts and papers

  • The Family Relationship Services Australia National Conference: Positive Impact! Showcasing the Evidence will be held on 13-15 November 2012 in Darwin. The call for papers closes 18 May 2012.
  • The Australian Association of Family Therapy Conference 2012: Family Therapy in the Tapestry of Clinical Practice will be held on 25-26 October 2012 in Perth. The call for abstracts closes 18 May 2012.
  • The 1st Biennial Australian Implementation Conference will be held on 25-26 October 2012 in Melbourne. The call for abstracts closes 1 July 2012.
  • The Children Communities Connections 2012: Building Strong Communities with Children and Families will be held on 15-16 November 2012 in Adelaide. The call for abstracts closes 31 July 2012.

Many other organisations have released their training calendars for the year, please visit our conferences & events webpage to see a list of links.

 

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New resources

 

Katz J & The Victoria Women’s Trust 2012, ‘The Be The Hero! Storming Against Violence Week of Action resources [handouts and presentations]’, The Victoria Women’s Trust, Melbourne

 

Alfredsson K, Forsell L, Weigl K, Swedish Association of Women’s Shelters & Young Women’s Empowerment Centres 2012, ‘Cause of death: woman’, Swedish Association of Women’s Shelters and Young Women’s Empowerment Centres

 

United Nations Population Fund 2012, ‘Managing gender-based violence programmes in emergencies e-learning course’ and ‘Managing gender-based violence programmes in emergencies e-learning companion guide’ United Nations Population Fund, New York

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New books, reports and papers

 

The Clearinghouse collates the latest publications on domestic and family violence in our Research & Resources dabatase: http://www.adfvc.unsw.edu.au/research.html. Where possible, the Clearinghouse provides links to items available freely online. For items not freely available online, the Clearinghouse may be able to provide electronic or print copies at no cost by request to: clearinghouse@unsw.edu.au.

 

Accessing Safety and Recovery Initiative & National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health 2012, ‘Creating accessible, culturally relevant, domestic violence- and trauma-informed agencies: a self-reflection tool’, National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health, Chicago

 

Australian Institute for Family Studies 2012, ‘Building Blocks: Best practice programs that improve the wellbeing of children and young people – Edition One’, Commissioner for Children and Young People WA, Subiaco, WA [web-based version of the report]

 

Benevolent Society 2012, ‘Research snapshot: The impact of domestic violence on children: a literature review’, Benevolent Society, Sydney with Australian Domestic & Family Violence Clearinghouse and Centre for Gender Related Violence Studies

 

Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare 2012, ‘Their voice: Involving children and young people in decisions, services and systems’, Monograph No. 23, Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare, Melbourne

 

Closing the Gap Clearinghouse 2012, ‘What works to overcome Indigenous disadvantage: key learnings and gaps in the evidence 2010-11’, Closing the Gap Clearinghouse, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Canberra and Australian Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne

 

David F 2012, ‘Organised crime and trafficking in persons’, Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice no.436, Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra

 

Edleson JL 2012, ‘Groupwork with men who batter: what the research literature indicates’, VAWnet.org, National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, Harrisburg, USA

 

Anti Slavery Australia & Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning 2012, ‘Hidden exploitation: women in forced labour, marriage and migration’, Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand, Abbotsford, VIC

 

Harris N & L Gosnell 2012, ‘From the perspective of parents: interviews following a child protection investigation’, Regulatory Institutions Network (RegNet) Occasional Paper No. 18, Australian National University, Canberra

 

Kassisieh G 2012, ‘ ‘We’re family too’ The effects of homophobia in Arabic-speaking communities in New South Wales’, Lesbian and Gay Anti-Violence Project, ACON, Sydney

 

Lyon E, Bradshaw J & A Menard 2011, 'Meeting survivors' needs through non-residential domestic violence services & supports: results of a multi-state study', University of Connecticut, School of Social Work & National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, USA

 

Murphy C & J Fanslow 2012, ‘Building collaborations to eliminate family violence: facilitators, barriers and good practice’, Issues Paper 1, New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse, The University of Auckland, Auckland

 

Nair L 2012, ‘Safe and supportive families and communities for children: A synopsis and critique of Australian research’, CFCA Paper No 1, Australian Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne

 

Nicholson A, Watson N, Vivian A, Longman C, Priest T, De Santolo J, Gibson P, Behrendt L & E Cox 2012, ‘Listening but not hearing: a response to the NTER Stronger Futures Consultations June to August 2011’, Research Unit, Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning, University of Technology, Sydney

 

Rana S & L Marin 2012, ‘Addressing domestic violence in immigrant communities: critical issues for culturally competent services’, VAWnet.org, National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, Harrisburg, USA

 

Roguski M 2012, ‘Pets as pawns: the co-existence of animal cruelty and family violence’, Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals & The National Collective of Independent Women’s Refuges, Wellington, NZ

 

Select Committee on Youth Suicides in the NT 2012, ‘Gone too soon: a report into youth suicide in the Northern Territory: committee report’, Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory, Darwin

 

Sullivan M 2011, ‘An exploration of service delivery to male survivors of sexual abuse’, Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, London

 

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Journal articles

Contact the Clearinghouse at clearinghouse@unsw.edu.au to request electronic or paper copies of articles, including those listed below and others listed in our Research & Resources database.


 

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY 2012, vol. 49, no. 1-2

‘Dimensions of support among abused women in the workplace’, Yragui NL, Mankowski ES, Perrin NA, et al., pp. 31-42

 

 

AUSTRALIAN SOCIAL WORK 2011, vol. 64, no. 4

‘Social work in the emergency department: implementation of a domestic and family violence screening program’, Power C, Bahnisch L, McCarthy D, pp. 537-554

 

 

AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE 2011, vol. 46, no. 4

‘Australian federalism and domestic violence policy-making’, L Chappell & M Costello, pp. 633-650

 

 

CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT 2012, vol. 36, no. 1

‘Risk factors for unidirectional and bidirectional intimate partner violence among young adults’, Renner LM & SD Whitney, pp.40-52

 

 

CHILD ABUSE REVIEW 2012, vol. 21, no. 1

‘Social work with violent men: a child protection file study in an English local authority’, Baynes P & S Holland, pp. 53-65

 

 

FEMINIST CRIMINOLOGY 2012, vol. 7, no. 2

‘Poor, urban, battered women who are stalked: how can we include their experiences?’, Tamborra TL, pp. 112-129

 

 

GENDER & SOCIETY 2012,

‘ “…He’s just swapped his fists for the system”: The governance of gender through custody law’, Elizabeth V, Gavey N & J Tolmie, pp. 239-260

 

 

INTERNATIONAL NURSING REVIEW 2012, vol. 59, no. 1

‘Domestic violence screening: when will we get it right?’, Roush K, pp. 115-116

 

‘Universal screening for domestic violence in a department of obstetrics and gynaecology: a patient and carer perspective’, Ben Natan M, Ben Ari G, Bader T et al., pp. 108-114

 

 

JOURNAL OF GAMBLING STUDIES 2012, vol. 28, no. 1

‘Male batterers' alcohol use and gambling behavior’, Brasfield H, Febres J, Shorey R et al., pp. 77-88

 

 

JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE 2012, vol. 27, no. 5

‘Screening for intimate partner violence in orthopedic patients: a comparison of three screening tools’, Sprague S, Madden K, Dosanjh S et al., pp. 881-898

 

‘A qualitative study using a systemic perspective exploring the remediation of abusive interactions in intimate heterosexual couples’, Bonham E & Vetere AL, pp. 916-929

 

 

JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE 2012, vol. 27, no. 7

‘Intimate partner violence perpetration by court-ordered men: distinctions among subtypes of physical violence, sexual violence, psychological abuse, and stalking’, Hall JE, Walters ML & KC Basile, pp. 1374-1395

 

 

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT GYNECOLOGY, vol. 25, no. 2

‘Intimate partner violence and adolescent mothers’, Chalfin SF, Burke P, Tonelli M, pp. 158-159

 

 

JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND FAMILY LAW 2011, vol. 33, no. 4

‘Doing violence to family law’, Hunter R, pp. 343-359

 

‘Family justice in hard times: can we learn from other jurisdictions?’, Maclean M, Hunter R, Wasoff F, Ferguson L, Bastard B & Ryrstedt E, pp. 319-341

 

 

JOURNAL OF STUDIES ON ALCOHOL AND DRUGS 2012, vol. 73, no. 2

‘Husband and wife alcohol use as independent or interactive predictors of intimate partner violence’, Testa M, Kubiak A, Quigley BM et al., pp. 268-276

 

 

NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF COUNSELLING 2011, vol. 31, no. 2

‘Gendered dynamics in family court counselling’, Elizabeth V, Tolmie J & N Gavey, pp. 1-20

 

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