Domestic Violence Risk Assessment Tools Suitable for use by Australian Homelessness Services with First Nations Clients: A Scoping Review ...
Identifying who is at risk of inflicting harm and who are potential victims is vital for addressing the rampant prevalence of domestic and family violence (DFV) in Australia (Meyer et al., 2023). As DFV is the primary reason women and children leave their homes (Australian Institute of Health and We...
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OSF Registries
2024
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.17605/osf.io/rfe75 https://osf.io/rfe75/ |
| Summary: | Identifying who is at risk of inflicting harm and who are potential victims is vital for addressing the rampant prevalence of domestic and family violence (DFV) in Australia (Meyer et al., 2023). As DFV is the primary reason women and children leave their homes (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2022), it seems imperative that homelessness services are aware of the level of danger posed to women so they can be prioritised for housing and referred to specialist DFV services. Further, homelessness services may interact with DFV perpetrators. Identification of potential perpetrators can dictate the necessity of safety measures implementation. To achieve this, staff at homelessness centres should have access to empirically supported DFV risk assessment tools. This scoping review will assess which risk assessment tool would suit Australian homelessness service providers, including those with First Nations clients. ... |
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