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Publications

The Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse publishes a range of material, as seen below, as well as providing a forum for the publication of non-Clearinghouse material such as conference proceedings.

The Subscribe Now page tells you how to receive the Clearinghouse's  publications by mail, or to be advised by email (an email reminder) when new publications are posted on the website.

The Clearinghouse's own publications:

Newsletters

Issues papers

Stakeholders Papers

Research report

Literature reviews

Occasional research papers

Storybook

Other Publications

Topic papers

 

Non-Clearinghouse publications:

Conference proceedings and seminar/forum presentations

 

Newsletters

Newsletters are published 3-4 times a year. They provide brief updates on the latest developments in policy, practice and research. 

Regular features include a review of:

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Legislations and policies

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Practice notes

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New publications/reviews

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Research findings/Initiatives

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Forthcoming seminars/conferences

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Internet sites

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Issues in Good Practice

Newsletters can be downloaded in pdf , Word or RTF formats as indicated:

 

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Newsletter No.30, Spring 2007 (available in both pdf [1MB] and rtf [0.9MB] format)

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Newsletter No.29, Winter 2007 (available in both pdf [1MB] and rtf [0.9MB] format)

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Newsletter No.28, Autumn 2007 (available in both pdf [1MB] and rtf [0.6MB] format)

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Newsletter No.27, Summer 2006/7 (available in both pdf [1MB] and rtf [0.6MB] format)

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Newsletter No.26, Spring 2006 (available in both pdf [0.6MB] and rtf [0.5MB] format)

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Newsletter No.25, Winter 2006 (available in both pdf [1MB] and Word [0.3MB] formats)

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Newsletter No.24, Autumn 2006 (available in both pdf [1.4MB] and Word [0.7MB] formats)

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Newsletter No.23,  January 2006 (available in both pdf [0.8MB] and Word [1.4MB] formats)

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Newsletter No.22, October 2005 (available in both pdf [0.3MB] and Word [0.2MB] formats)

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Newsletter No.21, April 2005 (available in both pdf [0.2MB] and Word [0.6MB] formats)

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Newsletter No.20, December 2004 (available in both pdf [0.4MB] and Word [1.1MB] formats)

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Newsletter No.19, September 2004 (available in both pdf [1.2MB] and Word [4MB] formats)

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Newsletter No.18, May 2004 (available in both pdf [0.6MB] and Word [1.3MB] formats)

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Newsletter No.17, January 2004 (available in both pdf [0.4MB] and Word [0.4MB] formats)

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Newsletter No.16, October 2003 (available in both pdf [0.6MB] and Word [0.3MB] formats)

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Newsletter No.15, June 2003 (available in both pdf [0.8MB] and Word [1MB] formats)

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Newsletter No.14, March 2003 (available in both pdf [0.9MB] and Word [0.6MB] formats)

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Newsletter No.13, January 2003 (available in both pdf [0.2MB] and Word [0.2MB] formats)

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Newsletter No.12, September 2002 (available in both pdf [1.1MB] and Word [1MB] formats)

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Newsletter No.11, June 2002 (available in both pdf [0.8MB] and Word [0.1MB] formats)

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Newsletter No.10, March 2002 (available in both pdf [0.5MB] and Word [0.1MB] formats)

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Newsletter No.9, December 2001 (available in both pdf [0.5MB] and Word [0.1MB] formats)

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Newsletter No.8, September 2001 (available in both pdf [0.6MB] and Word [0.2MB] formats)

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Newsletter No.7, July 2001 (available in both pdf [0.3MB] and Word [0.1MB] formats)

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Newsletter No.6, March 2001 (available in both pdf [0.4MB] and Word [0.1MB] formats)

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Newsletter No.5, December 2000 (available in both pdf [0.5MB] and Word [0.2MB] formats)

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Newsletter No.4, September 2000 (available in both pdf [0.3MB] and Word [0.1MB] formats)

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Newsletter No.3, July 2000 (available in both pdf [0.3MB] and Word [0.1MB] formats)

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Newsletter No.2, March 2000 (available in both pdf [0.2MB] and Word [0.1MB] formats)

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Newsletter No.1, December 1999 (available in both pdf [0.1MB] and Word [0.1MB] formats)

To access the pdf format, you will require the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.  This can be downloaded free of charge from the Adobe site.

Issues Papers

Issues papers are published 1-3 times a year.

Each paper explores an aspect of domestic and family violence in  depth, including a review of relevant Australian and international literature and analysis of current trends and issues.

 

All issues papers can be downloaded in either pdf or Word formats:

 

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No. 15: Exploring the Use of Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams by Nadia David (2007) pdf [0.7MB] and rtf [0.2MB]

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No. 14: Taking back the castle: how Australia is making the home safer for women and children by Ludo McFerran (2007) pdf [0.8MB] and rtf [0.2MB]

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No. 13: Domestic Violence and Child Protection: Challenging directions for practice by Cathy Humphreys (2006) (available in both pdf [0.4MB] and rtf [0.2MB] formats)

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No. 12: Family Law Act Reform: the potential for screening and risk assessment for family violence by Rochelle Braaf and Clare Sneddon  (2006) (available in both pdf [0.4MB] and rtf [0.2MB] formats)

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No. 11: Good practice in Indigenous family violence prevention – Designing and evaluating successful programs by Paul Memmott, Catherine Chambers, Carroll Go-Sam & Linda Thomson (2006) (available in both pdf [0.5MB] and Word [0.4MB] formats)

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No. 10: Specialist domestic/family violence courts within the Australian context by Ms Julie Stewart (2005) (available in both pdf [0.3MB] and Word [0.3MB] formats)

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No. 9: Restorative justice, domestic violence and family violence by Associate Professor Julie Stubbs (2004) (available in both pdf [0.2MB] and Word [0.2MB] formats)

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No. 8: Promoting women’s mental health: The challenges of intimate/domestic violence against women by Dr Angela Taft (2003) (available in both pdf [0.6MB] and Word [0.2MB] formats)

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No. 7: Responding to men who perpetrate domestic violence: Controversies, interventions and challenges by Dr Lesley Laing (2002) (available in both pdf [0.4MB] and Word [0.2MB] formats)

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No. 6: Violence against women in pregnancy and after childbirth: Current knowledge and issues in health care responses by Dr Angela Taft (2002) (available in both pdf [0.5MB] and Word [0.1MB] formats)

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No. 5: Pathways to safety: An interview about Indigenous family violence with Pam Greer, Indigenous Training and Development Consultant by Ms Pam Greer and Dr Lesley Laing (2001) (available in both pdf [2MB] and Word [0.2MB] formats)

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No. 4: Working with women: Exploring individual and group work approaches by Dr Lesley Laing (2001) (available in both pdf [0.5MB] and Word [0.2MB] formats)

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No. 3: Domestic and family violence: Criminal justice interventions by Ms Robyn Holder (2001) (available in both pdf [0.4MB] and Word [0.3MB] formats)

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No. 2: Children, young people and domestic violence by Dr Lesley Laing (2000) (available in both pdf [0.4MB] and Word [0.2MB] formats)

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No. 1: Progress, trends and challenges in Australian responses to domestic violence: a background paper to the Issues Paper Series  by Dr Lesley Laing (2000) (available in both pdf [0.3MB] and Word [0.2MB] formats)

To access the pdf format, you will require the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.  This can be downloaded free of charge from the Adobe site.

Stakeholders Papers

bulletNo. 2: Domestic Violence Incident Peaks: Seasonal Factors, Calendar Events and Sporting Matches by Rochelle Braaf and Robyn Gilbert(2007) (available in both pdf [0.9MB]and rtf [0.2MB] formats)
Appendix for Stakeholder paper #2 (available in both pdf [1.5MB] and rtf [5.6MB] formats)
 
bullet No. 1: Domestic and Family Violence Studies, Surveys and Statistics: Pointers to Policy and Practice by Gaby Marcus and Rochelle Braaf (2007) (available in both pdf [0.6MB]and rtf [0.2MB] formats)
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Research Reports

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Police and domestic violence: an analysis of domestic violence incidents attended by police in the ACT and subsequent actions by Robyn Holder (2007) (available in both pdf [1.0MB]  and rtf [0.6MB]
 

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Staying Home / Leaving Violence: Promoting choices for women leaving abusive partners [0.8MB] by Robyn Edwards, on behalf of the Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse (2004).

The publication is available in pdf format.

To access the pdf format, you will require the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.  This can be downloaded free of charge from the Adobe site.

Literature Review

Periodically, the Clearinghouse publishes comprehensive literature reviews on specific topics related to domestic and family violence.

The publications are available in pdf format (downloadable below) or in printed format (contact the Clearinghouse).

bulletEconomic costs of domestic violence [0.9MB] by Lesley Laing and Natasha Bobic (April 2002)

To access the pdf format, you will require the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.  This can be downloaded free of charge from the Adobe site.

Occasional Research Paper

From time to time, the Clearinghouse will be publishing occasional research papers about particular Australian research concerning domestic violence and family violence. The first of these occasional papers is:

bullet‘Using it’ or ‘losing it’: Men’s constructions of their violence towards female partners  [0.2MB], by Kerrie James, Beth Seddon and Jac Brown (2002)

 

The publications are available in pdf format.

To access the pdf format, you will require the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.  This can be downloaded free of charge from the Adobe site.

Storybook

"Send Violence Packing" is an innovative extension to our publications. It includes information and cartoons developed in conjunction with the Clearinghouse research project: 'Staying home/leaving violence'.

 

Other Publications

bullet AD&FV Clearinghouse response to the Federal Government‘s intervention to combat child sexual assault in NT Indigenous communities [0.03MB], (16/7/2007)

bulletWhite Privilege and the Fiction of Colour Blindness: Implications for Best Practice Standards for Aboriginal Victims of Family Violence  [0.5MB], by Victoria Hovane (2007)

bulletSecrets and Lies: Responding to attacks on domestic violence campaigns [0.5MB], by Dr Michael Flood (2007) 

bulletExplaining, and preventing, intimate partner violence [0.4MB], by Dr Michael Flood (2007)
 
bullet The scope of violence against women in Australia presented to The National Organisation of Women Students Australia (NOWSA) on
5 July 2007 at Sydney University
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The publications are available in pdf format.

To access the pdf format, you will require the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.  This can be downloaded free of charge from the Adobe site.

 

Conference Proceedings and Seminar/Forum Presentations

Please note: The conference and seminar/forum papers presented here are not Clearinghouse publications. The Clearinghouse is committed to providing access to such papers that would not otherwise be available. Any comments concerning views expressed within the papers should be directed to the respective conference organisers or the authors themselves.

 

Papers from the

Take Back the Castle Conference held on 27th August 2007 at Sebel Albert Park, Melbourne, NSW, Australia, can be found here.

 

Papers from the

Family Violence - Practice Forum,  held on 31st July 2007 at Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, can be found here.

 

Papers from the

No Licence to Abuse in Anyone's Culture, Are We Equal Before the Law,  held on 30th May 2007 at Bankstown Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, Australia, can be found here.

 

Papers from the

Changing belief: Observations on the last 25 years of challenge to domestic violence, presented by Professor Betsy Stanko and held on 31st August 2007 at John Niland Scientia Building, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia, can be found here.

 

Papers from the
Towards Better Practice: Enhancing collaboration between mental health services and women’s domestic violence services, which was held on 2nd April 2007 at Leichhardt Town Hall, NSW, Australia, can be found here.

 

Copies of selected papers presented at the
Changes in Family Law and the Impact on Victims of Domestic Violence Forum
held on 8 December 2005 at the Meeting Room, The Borgia Community Centre, 531 Illawarra Rd, Marrickville NSW, Australia, can be found here.

 

Papers from the
Townsville International Women's Conference: “Poverty, Violence and Women’s Rights: ...Setting a Global Agenda”
of 3-7 July 2002 (James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia) can be accessed here.

 

Papers presented at the conference titled
"Expanding Our Horizons: Understanding the Complexities of Violence Against Women -- Meaning • Cultures • Difference"
held at the University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia on 18-22 February 2002, can be found here.

 

See copies of papers presented at the
Seeking Solutions” Australia's Inaugural Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Conference,
held at the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia on 5-7 September 2001.

 



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