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Research

Our research

Violence against women and children affects everybody. It impacts on the health, wellbeing and safety of a significant proportion of Australians throughout all states and territories and places an enormous burden on the nation’s economy across family and community services, health and hospitals, income-support and criminal justice systems.

KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER

News and events

ANROWS hosts events as part of its knowledge transfer and exchange work, including public lectures, workshops and research launches. Details of upcoming ANROWS activities and news are available from the list on the right.

ANROWS

About ANROWS

ANROWS was established by the Commonwealth and all state and territory governments of Australia to produce, disseminate and assist in applying evidence for policy and practice addressing violence against women and their children.

KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER

Resources

To support the take-up of evidence, ANROWS offers a range of resources developed from research to support practitioners and policy-makers in delivering evidence-based interventions.


EXTERNALLY FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS

Preventing violence-related mortality and morbidity among people exposed to the criminal justice system

Aim

This research project examines violence-related mortality and morbidity among people involved in the criminal justice system. Violence is considered through the intersection of gender and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander status.

Methods

This project analyses correctional (prison and youth justice), mortality (death and coronial), and health service (ambulance, emergency department and hospital) records to examine violence victimisation in whole population cohorts of people involved in the criminal justice system in Queensland.

Significance

This project will generate new and policy-relevant evidence on the rate, risk, predictive factors and circumstances of violence-related mortality and morbidity in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations.

Funding Body

National Health and Medical Research Council

Project start date

February 2018

Expected completion date

February 2022
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