Research summary: The impacts of domestic and family violence on children

Abstract

This summary is designed for<br/ >practitioners and policy-makers<br/ >who want to know more about<br/ >ANROWS research on the impacts<br/ >of domestic and family violence<br/ >(DFV) on children.<br/ >As evident in the Australian<br/ >Bureau of Statistics' Personal<br/ >Safety Survey 2016 (ABS, 2017),<br/ >65 percent of women who had<br/ >children in their care when they<br/ >experienced violence by a partner,<br/ >reported that the children had<br/ >seen or heard the violence.<br/ >The information has been collated<br/ >primarily from research projects<br/ >funded by ANROWS in 2014 and<br/ >published in 2017. It is not intended<br/ >to be a comprehensive report<br/ >on research related to children<br/ >and violence.<br/ >The summary outlines the major<br/ >issues identified in the ANROWS<br/ >research relevant to children,<br/ >the factors preventing effective<br/ >service delivery and the policy and<br/ >practice changes recommended<br/ >by the researchers. It concludes<br/ >with future research directions.<br/ >A list of additional relevant<br/ >resources is also included.