Practical guides for victims and others affected by family / domestic violence

• For:
• Victims
• Perpetrators
• Family and friends of victims
• Young people
• Children
• People in same sex relationships

Victims

• Manual for estimating the economic cost of injuries due to interpersonal and self-directed violence
  Alexander Butchart ... [et al.], Geneva : World Health Organization. 2008
• Practical implications of current domestic violence research : part I : law enforcement
  Andrew R Klein, Rockville, Md. : National Criminal Justice Reference Service. 2008
• Practical implications of current domestic violence research : part II : prosecution
  Andrew R Klein, Rockville, Md. : National Criminal Justice Reference Service. 2008
• Practical implications of current domestic violence research : part III : judges
  Andrew R Klein, Rockville, Md. : National Criminal Justice Reference Service. 2008
• Domestic and family violence prevention
  Queensland Department of Communities
• Domestic violence
  Queensland Police Service. Myths and facts, safety tips, contacts and other information
• Domestic violence help
  Partnerships Against Domestic Violence. State and territory crisis/help line contact details and information brochures
• Domestic Violence Unit
  NT Police
• DV Help Online
  Penrith City Council
• I never believed that she'd abuse me : information on domestic violence for lesbians and gay women (PDF 367kB)
  Lesbian Domestic Violence Action Group (Inc), South Australia
• Increasing your safety : Information for people who experience abuse and violence in relationships (PDF 240KB)
  Queensland Department of Families
• Mensline Australia
  Crisis Support Services
• Violence against women : Australia says no
  Australian Government campaign. Website includes helpline contacts and information booklets in fifteen languages
• Women and violence : what you can do if you experience domestic violence (PDF 321kB)
  New South Wales Department for Women (First published 2000, reprinted March 2006). This 42 page booklet explains what domestic violence is, who it happens to, common myths, how to get legal help, what happens at court, and provides information on accommodation and financial assistance. It lists agencies that can help with domestic violence issues.
• Women's safety after separation
  Safety information and advice for women facing separation, particularly where there is violence and abuse

Perpetrators

• Cognitive behavioural therapy for men who physically abuse their female partner
  G SMedslund ... [et al.], Copenhagen : Nordic Campbell Centre. 2007
• Domestic violence brochure
  Queensland Police Service. Information to assist both victims and perpetrators of domestic violence
• How to deal with domestic violence : a self-help book for men who want to change (PDF 2.25MB)
  Western Australian Government
• Mensline Australia
  Crisis Support Services
• Stopping abuse and violence : Information for people who use abuse and violence in relationships (PDF 168kB)
  Queensland Department of Families
• Stopping men's violence in the family : a manual for running men's groups
  No To Violence, Male Family Violence Prevention Association Inc
• Mirrors, windows and doors : a self-help book for men about violence and abuse in the home
  No To Violence, Male Family Violence Prevention Association Inc

Family and friends of victims

• Is someone you know being abused in a relationship? A guide for families, friends and neighbours
  Domestic Violence and Incest Resource Centre (DVIRC), Victoria
• What do you do when she tells you? (PDF 398kB)
  Partnerships Against Domestic Violence

Young people

• Community violence among young people : a research report prepared for Injury Control Council of WA
  TNS Social Research, West Perth, WA : TNS Social Research. 2007
• Intimate partner violence and alcohol fact sheet
  World Health Organization, Geneva : World Health Organization. 2006
• Youth say no
  Western Australia Department for Community Development and Office for Children and Youth. Website for young people about family and domestic violence, dating violence and how to support friends if they are being abused
• Bursting the bubble
  Domestic Violence and Incest Resource Centre (DVIRC), Victoria. Website for young people who may be experiencing or witnessing family violence
• When love hurts : a guide on love, respect and abuse in relationships
  Domestic Violence and Incest Resource Centre (DVIRC), Victoria

Children

• Getting the story from children : good practice in forensic interviews
  Australian Institute of Criminology, 2008
• Information for mothers and other people concerned about children who witness family violence
  Domestic Violence and Incest Resource Centre (DVIRC), Victoria

Same sex relationships

• Information on abuse in lesbian relationships
  Domestic Violence and Incest Resource Centre (DVIRC), Victoria
• Another closet : domestic violence in gay and lesbian relationships
  NSW Same Sex Domestic Violence Interagency Working Group