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Registration Now Open! Identifying the Hidden Disaster: The First Australian Conference on Natural Disasters and Family Violence – 9 March 2012, Melbourne

The Clearinghouse is partnering with Women’s Health in the North and Women’s Health Goulburn North East to bring you a national conference exploring the increase in domestic and family violence after natural disasters. Hear from a leading international disaster and gender researcher, researchers who conducted the first Australian research to examine family violence after the Victoria Black Saturday bushfires, and the refuge manager speaking about the impacts from the Christchurch earthquakes. The conference is designed for individuals working in domestic and family violence, health and social services, emergency management, police, fire and rescue, and government.

Family law and family violence: research to practice

This Research into Practice Brief, second in the series, considers how practitioners can use the evidence base to better understand and improve the experiences of children and their protective parents when they engage with family law systems, post-separation from the abuser. The paper aims to provide discussion points and practice reflections for family law sector professionals working at the intersection of these two fields, and to better equip domestic violence sector workers to engage with this sector around their shared concerns.