Completed Research
We seek to understand more about domestic & family violence & sexual assault, & determine the effectiveness of strategies to make our communities safer for all. If you would like to know more about any of these research projects, please contact us.
Response to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People Experiencing or using Domestic and Family Violence in Townsville
In 2018/19 a new model was codesigned by the Townsville community to influence practice of existing services in responding to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People experiencing or using Domestic and Family Violence. QCDFVR worked with the established service, community and cultural advisors in an evaluation to explore progress and findings related to the new model including its influence on service delivery practice.
TIMEFRAME: July 2019 – June 2020
SPONSOR: Child Safety, Youth and Women
Responses to Female Perpetrators of Domestic and Family Violence
QCDFVR explored contemporary practice and evidence in responding to women who have been identified as perpetrators of domestic and family violence, including those that following further assessment are identified as the person most in need of protection.
TIMEFRAME: July 2019 – January 2020
SPONSOR: Child Safety, Youth and Women
Caring Dads
This project was an implementation and early outcomes evaluation of the Caring Dads Program informing what works, who it works for, under what circumstances and how. Caring Dads is a 17-week group program for fathers who perpetrate violence against partners and children and aims to increase safety for children by addressing the violence behaviour through engaging perpetrators in a behaviour change process.
TIMEFRAME: July 2018 – December 2019
SPONSOR: Child Safety, Youth and Women
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