CEVAW Analysis - CEVAW Evidence Platform

Articles

Workplace policy responses to family and domestic violence

This paper assesses the costs and benefits to Australian employers of providing 10 days of paid FDV leave to employees experiencing family and domestic violence.

Pillar 1 - Causes/Costs Family Violence Policies Domestic violence

Threats, domestic and family violence and workplace safety in the courts

This article examines existing knowledge about workplace threats and violence to judicial officers and other court staff and considers appropriate reporting protocols and responses to this type of behaviour.

Pillar 3 - Responses Legal Responses Family Violence Justice System Family Law

Restorative Justice or Colonial Compromise?

This paper examines the healing potential of community-led, culturally grounded programs as a response to family violence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

Pillar 4 - Indigenous The Violence of Colonialism Family Violence Justice System First Nations People

Reports

House of Representatives, Australian Parliament

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Submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs Inquiry into the relationship between domestic, family and sexual violence and suicide

Pillar 3 - Responses Pillar 4 - Indigenous Legal Responses Future Lives and VAW Homicide Suicide+DV Family Violence Submissions Domestic violence Femicide

Visual summary of Deaths by suicide in the context of domestic and family violence workshop report

Deaths by suicide in the context of domestic and family violence: Examining context, prevention and responses

Pillar 3 - Responses Pillar 4 - Indigenous Legal Responses Future Lives and VAW Family Violence Domestic violence Suicide Femicide Homicide Suicide+DV

First Nations Women’s Engagement with the Family Law System: Insights from Women’s Legal Services, Final Report

First Nations women’s engagement with family law amid family violence: risks, barriers, and recommendations.

Pillar 3 - Responses Legal Responses First Nations Family Violence Family Law WLSA-2025

Information Sheets / Briefs

Visual Summary - Deaths by Suicide in the Context of Domestic and Family Violence

Pillar 3 - Responses Pillar 4 - Indigenous Legal Responses Future Lives and VAW Family Violence Domestic violence Suicide Femicide Homicide Suicide+DV

First Nations Women’s Engagement with the Family Law System: Research Project Overview

Pillar 3 - Responses Legal Responses First Nations Family Violence Family Law WLSA-2025

Family Violence and Humanitarian Protection in Australia

Overview of how family violence intersects with Protection Visa (subclass 866) applications for permanent stay in Australia.

Pillar 3 - Responses Legal Responses Family Violence Humanitarian Protection

CEVAW Conversations Podcasts

Hidden Tactics of Domestic Violence: Substance Use Coercion

Alcohol and other drugs aren't just substances people use, they're tools perpetrators weaponise to extend control and abuse. In this episode, researchers and practitioners unpack substance use coercion: how it shows up in families' everyday lives, why it's so challenging to address, and what trauma-sensitive responses require. Essential listening for anyone working in child and family services, domestic violence support, or substance use treatment.

Pillar 3 - Responses Frontline Practice Responses Family Violence Domestic violence Child Protection Substance use coercion Alcohol and other drugs