This paper addresses work covered in the ANROWS research project 4.2 "Meta-evaluation of
existing interagency partnerships, collaboration, coordination and/or integrated interventions
and service responses to violence against women".

The current evidence base indicates that both victims and perpetrators of domestic, family and sexual violence have diverse and complex needs, frequently requiring multiple interventions provided by a range of community-based services to better ensure immediate and ongoing safety for women (Rees & Silove, 2014).

Government and professional recognition of the complexity of these women's needs has acted as a catalyst for the growth in what is referred to in many global Western jurisdictions as "integrated responses" (Coy, Lovett, & Kelly, 2008). Indeed, this intention is echoed in Time for action: The National Council's plan for Australia to Reduce Violence Against Women and Their Children 2009–2021 (National Council to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children, 2009).

At the planning level, The National Plan To Reduce Violence Against Women and Their Children (the National Plan) states that its success "hinges on the success of the sixth outcome area – that the entire system join seamlessly and all its parts work together"
(Council of Australian Governments, 2011, p. 15).

Suggested citation:
Breckenridge, J., Rees, S., valentine, k., & Murray, S. (2015). Meta-evaluation of existing interagency partnerships, collaboration, coordination and/or integrated interventions and service responses to violence against women: State of knowledge paper (ANROWS Landscapes, 11/2015). Sydney, NSW: ANROWS.