This report examined the current service landscape and spoke to practitioners working with young people, young men who had used or have not used intimate partner violence (IPV), and young women victim survivors in Victoria, Australia to identify key drivers and risk factors for young men's use of IPV. The authors also undertook co-design with practitioners and young men to develop emerging principles of engagement for effective interventions.

This research highlighted young people currently experience a range of barriers in accessing services to respond to their use of IPV. These barriers also existed for young victim survivors of young men’s use of IPV when seeking support and safety. A significant proportion of current responses to young men’s IPV involve non-family violence specialist services which often do not have the training, support or funding to respond to young men’s use of IPV.