Web resource:	http://www.adfvc.unsw.edu.au/Conference%20papers/Seek-soln/McInnesElspeth17.5.02.pdf
Type:	Conference Paper
Title:	Single mothers, social policy and gendered violence
Other Titles:	Seeking solutions : Australia's inaugural domestic violence and sexual ass[cut]
Authors:	McInnes, Elspeth
Keywords:	Welfare;Leaving/Staying
Year:	2001
Notes:	Archived at the National Library of Australia as part of the Pandora Programme at: http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/24686/20020515/www.austdvclearinghouse.unsw.edu.au/confer_intro.htm. This paper summarises the findings from a study investigating aspects of single mothers’ experiences of transition and adaption to living as a single parent in South Australia in the 1990s. The qualitative research traced 36 respondents’ decision making, and the events surrounding their entry into sole parent status and subsequent adaption. The research identified increased risks of social isolation, poor health and poverty for single mothers and children who had to contend with a violent ex-partner, compared with those who did not. The policy implications of the research indicate the need for gendered violence to be recognised as a significant driver of poverty, isolation and stress in single mother households, impacting adversely on both mothers and children.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/20963
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