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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.

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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 children.

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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.


Fact sheet

“Who is going to be that voice?” What we know about parents killing their children in the context of domestic and family violence

This fact sheet features key findings and infographics from a landmark report by ANROWS and the Australian Domestic and Family Violence Death Review Network on filicides that have occurred in Australia in the context of domestic and family violence (DFV).

You’ll find information on:

  • what we know about these cases
  • the ways in which child abuse and intimate partner violence featured in families’ lives
  • the various services involved with families prior to a child being killed
  • key actions we all can take.

The fact sheet will be useful for anyone working with children and families where there may be intimate partner violence or child abuse. It can also support anyone advising or advocating on policy reforms to discuss the gendered dynamics of filicide offending following a history of DFV.

The full report, Australian Domestic and Family Violence Death Review Network Data Report: Filicides in a Domestic and Family Violence Context 2010–2018, is also available for download.

 

Suggested citation

Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety. (2024). “Who is going to be that voice?” What we know about parents killing their children in the context of domestic and family violence [Fact sheet]. ANROWS

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