Person

Melissa Willoughby

Guide

Trauma-informed practice in family mental health support services


This practice guide summarises research and practice evidence about strategies for trauma-informed practice. It covers what trauma-informed practice is; organisation-level responsibilities for implementing trauma-informed practice and barriers; and trauma-informed practice strategies practitioners can implement.
Video

What is good research evidence and how do you find it?


This presentation discusses practical strategies for finding and using research evidence in a practice context related to Australian child and family services. It considers different types of research evidence and how to find and assess its quality, as well as insights into how research evidence can be used alongside other forms of evidence, such as...
Guide

How to do trauma-informed research and evaluation


Strategies for conducting trauma-informed research and evaluation are relevant to all projects, regardless of the topic or focus. This resource provides a list of clear strategies for doing trauma-informed research and evaluation, providing a useful scaffold for any project.
Literature review

What the research evidence tells us about coercive control victimisation

Evita March, Kristel Alla, Cat Strawa

This policy and practice paper describes findings from a rapid review of literature about how common coercive control victimisation is and identifies some risk factors and impacts of coercive control victimisation.
Guide

Reproductive coercion and abuse


Reproductive coercion and abuse (RCA) refers to any deliberate attempt to dictate a person’s reproductive choices or interfere with their reproductive autonomy. This practice guide is for non-specialist practitioners working in areas that increase the likelihood of exposure to women experiencing RCA but do not have specialist training or experience in domestic and family violence.

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