Violence

Gender-based violence is a big concern in hospitality – and women bear the brunt of managing it

Julia Coffey, University of Newcastle; David Farrugia, Deakin University; Lena Molnar, University of Newcastle; Megan Sharp, The University of Melbourne, and Steven Threadgold, University of Newcastle Gender-based violence, particularly sexual harassment, is a serious and persistent problem across the workforce. But our new research paints a concerning picture of the extent of the problem in [...]

By |2023-09-12T12:00:28+10:00September 12th, 2023|Categories: Trauma, Violence|Tags: |0 Comments

More than 80% of people we asked said they’ve experienced violence in junior sport – and women and gender-diverse people cop it most

Mary Woessner  and Aurélie Pankowiak, Victoria University Every week millions of Australian children play community sport. Participating in community sport can improve children’s mental, physical and social wellbeing, but only if the sport environment is physically and emotionally safe. Our new research shows community sport spaces aren’t safe for everyone. We found 82% of 886 [...]

By |2022-08-15T11:33:38+10:00August 15th, 2022|Categories: Violence|Tags: |0 Comments

The Batty effect: How one woman changed the conversation on domestic violence

By Lisa Wheildon and Asher Flynn “If anything comes out of this, I want it to be a lesson to everybody that family violence happens to everybody no matter how nice your house is, no matter how intelligent you are. It happens to anyone and everyone.” These simple, grief-stricken words and the accompanying images of [...]

By |2021-09-27T12:02:08+10:00September 27th, 2021|Categories: Sexual Assault, Trauma, Violence|Tags: |0 Comments

Evidence shows children who are smacked are more likely to be involved in partner violence in adulthood

Angelika Poulsen, Queensland University of Technology Intimate partner violence is indisputably a crisis in Australia. State and federal governments have invested heavily in family violence prevention. However, one area of violence prevention has until now been overlooked. A growing body of research has found a consistent link between experiencing corporal punishment from a parent – [...]

By |2021-05-03T16:00:02+10:00May 3rd, 2021|Categories: Violence|0 Comments

How intimate partner violence affects children’s health

Stephanie Brown, Murdoch Children's Research Institute and Deirdre Gartland, Murdoch Children's Research Institute Childhood should be a happy and carefree time, but often it doesn’t work out that way. Children are exposed to all the stresses and strains that affect the families and communities in which they grow up. Recent research shows this can have [...]

By |2021-05-03T12:28:15+10:00May 3rd, 2021|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Trauma, Violence|0 Comments

Listening to the voices of survivors of violence and abuse

David Mandel and Professor Cathy HumphreysSilence is a key enabler for men perpetrating violence against women. If women’s voices aren’t heard nothing changes and the violence goes on. But change is happening because survivors of sexual and domestic violence, and their supporters, are increasingly speaking out. Whether the issue is about better protecting women from [...]

By |2021-03-01T12:44:22+11:00March 1st, 2021|Categories: Violence|0 Comments

The relationship between gambling and domestic violence against women

Research report into the link between gambling and intimate partner violence Central Queensland University (CQU) have released a report about the link between gambling and intimate partner violence. This qualitative study investigated the relationship between gambling and violence by men against their female intimate partners. Please disseminate as widely as you can to raise awareness [...]

By |2021-03-01T17:09:23+11:00October 19th, 2020|Categories: Gambling, Violence|0 Comments

Coronavirus lockdown is a dangerous time for victims of domestic abuse – here’s what you need to know

Emphasis is currently being placed on people to self-isolate from their places of work and leisure, posing the home as a place of relative safety during the coronavirus pandemic. However, there is growing concern about what impact this might have on those trapped in intimate relationships with people who use violence and abuse. For some [...]

By |2020-03-24T17:36:19+11:00March 23rd, 2020|Categories: Violence|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

When mothers are killed by their partners, children often become ‘forgotten’ victims

Last month, eight women died as the result of male violence in Australia. Five were within one week. In six of the cases, the alleged perpetrator was a current or former partner. These figures seem all too familiar. This time last year, seven of the nine women allegedly killed by a male perpetrator were in [...]

By |2019-10-21T09:22:24+11:00October 14th, 2019|Categories: Trauma, Violence|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

The neuroscience of terrorism

The young man sitting in the waiting room of our neuroimaging facility wearing skinny jeans and trainers looked like a typical Spanish 20-year-old of Moroccan origin. Yassine* was bouncy, chatting up the research assistants, and generally in good spirits. He was like so many other Barcelona youths, except he openly expressed a desire to engage [...]

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