The Domestic Abuse Act 2021, which received Royal Assent in April, has the potential to save lives, increase safety, protect children from the ongoing impact of growing up with violence and abuse, and improve the protections ...
Sep 3, 2021
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Areas with a relatively greater amount of misogynistic tweets have higher incidences of domestic and family violence, a UNSW study has found.
Apr 7, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic and strategies to prevent its spread, such as self-quarantine and travel restrictions, have isolated families and intensified conditions that place people at greater risk for domestic violence. Reports ...
Sep 15, 2020
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Low socioeconomic families—and particularly women—experienced increased financial hardship, food insecurity, domestic violence and mental health challenges during COVID-19 lockdown measures in Bangladesh, a new research ...
Aug 25, 2020
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Seventy percent of parents who have experienced child and adolescent-to-parent violence, saw an increase in violent episodes during lockdown, according to a report out today from researchers at the Universities of Oxford ...
Aug 19, 2020
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Victoria is in the grip of its most severe lockdown since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aug 18, 2020
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The Child Trauma Response Team, an innovative police and community-based organization partnership, demonstrated success at screening and treating children for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) immediately following incidents ...
Jul 8, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Stress from social distancing and isolation to stop the spread of COVID-19 can lead to increased family violence at home, Tulane University experts say.
Jul 6, 2020
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During lockdown, we have seen an increase in demand for domestic violence services in Australia and around the world.
Jul 1, 2020
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A new report published by Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety (ANROWS) shows that women with disability suffer higher rates of partner violence than the wider population of women.
Jun 25, 2020
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