Family & Domestic Violence - research

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Violence against women: Developing a national approach to research effort

The National Centre of Excellence in Research to Reduce Violence Against Women and their Children (NCE) was recently established to co-ordinate research efforts across the country on violence against women and their children and to support evidence-informed initiatives, policy and practice. 

A key priority is the development of a national research agenda. 

To this end, the NCE has commissioned the Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault (ACSSA) at the Australian Institute of Family Studies, and the Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse (ADFVC) at the Centre for Gender Related Violence Studies to review the state of Australian research activity in relation to violence against women. 

ACSSA and ADFVC are working together to find out about what research is being undertaken and to provide a critical analysis about strengths, gaps and opportunities. 

We need your assistance

It's crucial that we capture as much of the research activity as possible - particularly research happening outside major university funding sources. 

If you or your organisation has undertaken, or is undertaking, research relating to violence against women (since 2007), please complete the State of Research in Violence Against Women Survey. 

The information you provide will help us to know what research is happening and where future research activity is required. 


N.B Apologies for any cross posting. This survey is designed to capture any current, formal research you may be doing that is not funded by ARC (Australian Research Council) or NHMRC (National Health and Medical Research Council). This may include significant external evaluations of your DV programs or investigation into client experiences. Click the link in the message to complete the survey online.