FACT SHEET Fast facts: Indigenous family violence
This resource provides a brief overview of key facts about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ experiences of family violence. It will be useful for policymakers and service designers to inform their decision-making.
This fact sheet provides fast facts with context by drawing upon some of the contributing factors to the high representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in statistics of intimate partner and family violence. It can be used to inform decisions relating to practice design and policy development, to ensure that services are responding to the evidence-based needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
This resource will answer the following questions:
- What are some of the contributing factors to the high representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in family violence statistics?
- What does the evidence tell us about the rates of intimate partner and sexual violence for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women?
- What does the evidence tell us about the rates of hospitalisation for violence-related injuries for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples?
- What does the evidence tell us about the rates of homicide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women?
Suggested citation
Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety. (n.d.). Fast facts: Indigenous family violence. ANROWS.