ACTING ON EVIDENCE

AN ROWS 2 N D NATIONAL RESEARCH CON FEREN CE ON VIO LEN CE AGAINST WOM EN AND THEIR CHILDREN

ACTING ON EVIDENCE 15—17 M ay 2018 · Sofitel Sydney Went wor th

Welcome to the ANROWS 2 nd National Research Conference on Violence against Women and their Children. I am thrilled that you can join us as we explore how practitioners, policy-makers, and researchers are Acting on Evidence to understand, respond to and prevent violence against women and their children. The conference features leading researchers, policy-makers and practitioners from around the country, teamed together to discuss how ANROWS's and other research findings have been transferred into action through policy and practice. This year’s conference is on the land of the Gadigal peoples of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of this land. On behalf of ANROWS and our conference delegates, I pay respects to the Gadigal Elders, past and present, and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across Australia on whose traditional lands we live, work and play. I also acknowledge, specifically, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders at this conference, who have led or otherwise contributed their wisdom and experiences to the work being discussed and showcased here. Violence against women in Australia is prevalent and pervasive. It has devastating impacts on physical and economic security, health and wellbeing for women, their children, families and communities. Recognising this, the Council of Australian Governments instituted a 12-year plan to support nationally co-ordinated evidence-based prevention strategies and responses to violence against women and their children. ANROWS was established under the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 2010-2022 to build the evidence and support evidence-informed policy and practice. Our purpose is reflected in the structure of this conference. I trust the conference will present the opportunity for you to learn, connect, and reflect, as we work together to meet the challenges of preventing and responding to violence against women and their children.

Dr Heather Nancarrow CEO, Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety

A N ROWS 2 N D N AT I O N A L RESE A RCH CO N FEREN CE

Acting on Evidence

15 –17 M a y 2 018 • S o f i t e l S y d n e y We n t w o r t h The theme for ANROWS’s 2nd National Research Conference is Acting on Evidence. Each session features Australia’s leading researchers and policy or practice partners discussing new evidence in the prevention of violence against women and their children, and its application to policy and practice.

The Program

The conference program reflects the six national outcomes of The National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 2010 – 2022 (the National Plan). Each session will focus on the transfer of knowledge to practice in ensuring communities are safe and free of violence, relationships are respectful, Indigenous communities are strengthened, services meet the needs of women and their children experiencing violence, justice responses are effective, and perpetrators stop their violence and are held to account for their actions.

Speakers

We have paired Australia’s foremost researchers, practitioner, policy-makers, and sector leaders to discuss how they are Acting on Evidence in the prevention of violence against women and their children.

What You Can Expect

Established as an initiative under the National Plan, ANROWS’s mission is to deliver relevant and translatable research evidence which drives policy and practice leading to a reduction in the levels of violence against women and their children. This conference is an opportunity for delegates to share their knowledge and advice on policy development and improved service provisions, as we respond to and prevent violence against women and their children.

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S pea ke rs .

Professor Kelsey Hegarty University of Melbourne & The Royal Women’s Hospital

Professor Victoria Hovane Australian National University College of Health and Medicine, ANROWS Board Director

Dr Adele Murdolo The Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health

Kate Jenkins Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission

Dr Michael Salter Western Sydney University

Dr Jackie Huggins AM FAHA National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples

Moo Baulch Domestic Violence NSW

Dr Mark Wenitong Apunipima Cape York Health Council

Associate Professor Kathleen Baird Griffith University & Gold Coast University Hospital

Professor JaneMaree Maher Monash University

Heidi Guldbaek Women’s Services Network in the Safety Net

Dr Juliet Watson RMIT University

Kim Webster National Community Attitudes Towards Violence Against Women Survey

Dr Eloise Brook The Gender Centre

Sophie Ismail Australian Council of Trade Unions

Pino Migliorino AM Cultural Perspectives Group, ANROWS Board Director

Jennifer Uwineza R4Respect, YFS Ltd

Will Milne Australian Bureau of Statistics

Liz Price Children by Choice

Libby Davies White Ribbon

Hannah Taylor 1800RESPECT

+ many more

At t h e c on f e r e nc e. Welcome Reception Enjoy drinks and canapes with fellow conference delegates at our welcome reception. The Reception is an excellent opportunity to meet and network with sector colleagues. The welcome reception is on Tuesday, the 15th of May, and will be held at the Garden Court Restaurant, Level 5 of the Sofitel. The reception is complimentary to full registrations and Tuesday day delegates.

Conference Dinner Join fellow delegates and guests in the beautiful Wentworth Ballroom, to enjoy drinks and a delicious three-course dinner. Our dinner speaker for the evening will be Jane Gilmore. Jane is a freelance journalist, and weekly columnist for Fairfax Media. Jane is also the creator of the #Fixedit project – fixing the headlines about men’s violence against women and children. She will address media representations of violence against women and children, and the importance of popular movements such as #Metoo and #Timesup in changing attitudes toward violence against women. Following Jane will be Patty Kinnersly, the Director, Practice Leadership at Our Watch. Our Watch champions nationwide change in the cultures, behaviours and power imbalances that lead to violence against women and their children.

Jane Gilmore

Freelance journalist and weekly columnist for Fairfax Media

The dinner is complimentary to full registrations and Wednesday day delegates. ANROWS welcomes delegates to register any guests who wish to attend.

Visual Displays The Brisbane Room houses collections and artworks that represent a range of research translations and research project posters relating to violence against women and their children.

Violence against Women Research Projects This collection provides a snapshot of the research that is underway around the country in universities, services, and government departments. The range of work covers domestic, family and sexual violence, with reference to economic abuse, suicide, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, mental health, technology, early learning programs, and more.

Patty Kinnersly

Director, Practice Leadership at Our Watch

The ASPIRE Project The ASPIRE Project researched immigrant and refugee women’s experiences of violence. The study explored how violence is shaped by local contexts, and examines the impact and dynamics of violence; women’s help-seeking efforts; and communities’ attitudes and responses to violence and its prevention. The project used Photovoice, a creative photographic research method, to document the work of immigrant and refugee women who are leading responses to family violence. A selection of these photos is displayed here.

WITH Study Exhibition The WITH Study explored the challenges and impact of trauma informed care by presenting the voices of women who have experienced mental health problems and sexual violence alongside those of staff and practitioners working in services that cater to these needs. The findings articulated how new interventions, strategies or work practices that have the potential to change systems and processes, leading to better outcomes and holistic care for women who have experienced both mental health problems and sexual violence.

Floor Plan Level 3

16 M AY 2018

17 M AY 2018

7:4 5 – 8:15 L eve l 3: Foye r

8:15 – 8:4 5 L eve l 3: Foye r

We d n es d a y.

T h u rs d a y.

Registration

Registration

8:15 – 8:40

Minister's opening address

8:4 5 –9:0 0

The Hon Pru Goward, Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault, NSW.

Welcome & overview

Dr Heather Nancarrow, CEO, ANROWS.

8:4 5 –9:20

Keynote address: Intergenerational trauma & family violence in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander communities 15 M AY 2018

Tu es d a y. 10:0 0 –12:0 0 L eve l 3: Foye r

Registrations Open 12:0 0 –13:0 0

Lunch

13:0 0 –13:50

Welcome to Country

Uncle Chicka Madden, Gadigal Elder

Official opening

Dr Heather Nancarrow, CEO, ANROWS; The Hon Dr David Gillespie, Assistant Minister for Children and Families. 14:0 0 –14:20

ANROWS Chair address

Sam Mostyn, Chair of the ANROWS Board 14:30 –14:50

Evidence to Action: The ANROWS journey and vision

ANROWS CEO address: Dr Heather Nancarrow 14:55 –15:25

Afternoon tea 15:30 –17:0 0

Plenary: Doing data!

Prof Victoria Hovane, The Australian National University, ANROWS Board Director; and Dr Mark Wenitong, Apunipima Cape York Health Council. 9:25 –10:40

Morning tea

11:0 0 –12:25 • CO N CU RREN T S ES S I O N S 1

11:20 –12:4 5 • CO N CU RREN T S ES S I O N S 1

"I can sleep better knowing that he isn't tracking me": Overview and impact of the Safe Connections Program.

Crossing the line

Trans and Gender Diverse People and their experiences of community and family violence – working across. intersections

Work in progress. SYDNEY ROOM

Public health perspectives

Integrated practice using a trauma and violence informed care model (TVIC).

Looking ahead

Young people & violence. SY D N E Y R O O M

Domestic violence, contraception and pregnancy The need for improved responses to reproductive coercion.

PERTH ROOM

MELBOURNE ROOM

MELBOURNE ROOM

12:30 –13:10

12:50 –13:30

Lunch

13:35 –15:0 0 • CO N CU RREN T S ES S I O N S 2

13:15 –14:40 • CO N CU RREN T S ES S I O N S 2

Lunch

Migrant & refugee women

Getting to action on violence against migrant and refugee women. PERTH ROOM

Whatever it takes

Access for women with disabilities to domestic and family violence services. Translating knowledge together. SYDNEY ROOM

Economic risk

Promoting women’s economic security following domestic and family violence. MELBOURNE ROOM

Service provision in complex contexts Enhancing the wellbeing & safety of women with complex trauma. PERTH ROOM

Services meet the needs of women & their children Best practice models for perpetrator interventions, and justice for women with disabilities.

Money, love & financial abuse Opening the 'perpetrator black box.' MELBOURNE ROOM

SY D N E Y R O O M

15:05 –15:35

Afternoon tea

16:4 5 –17:0 0

Welcome reception

Indigenous research methods

Safer technology

PERTH ROOM

17:0 0 –17:15

17:30 –19:30 L eve l 5: G a rd e n c o u r t re s t a u ra n t

Preventing future violence and lethality. An exploration of evidence-based risk factors, risk assessment and safety management, and multi-agency information sharing.

Morning tea

10:4 5 –11:15

15:40 –16:40

Wendy Spencer, Department of Education Tasmania, ANROWS Board Director.

Plenary: Risk and safety

10:25 –10:55

Plenary: Conceptualisations of violence in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander communities

The central role of data for building the evidence base to inform policy and practice for the prevention of violence against women and their children.

Closing comments

9:05 –10:20

Keynote address: Human rights and violence against women Kate Jenkins, Sex Discrimination Commissioner.

14:4 5 –15:15

Afternoon Tea 15:20 –16:40

Plenary: Acting on Evidence: Research, policy & practice

Closing comments

Application and uptake, innovation and cultural change. Senior executives discuss how ANROWS's evidence is being taken up in industry and government.

18:30 –22:0 0 We n t wo r t h B a l l ro o m

16:4 5 –17:0 0

Dr Heather Nancarrow, CEO, ANROWS

Conference Dinner

Jane Gilmore, Fairfax; and Patty Kinnersly, Our Watch.

Please Note: This schedule was correct at time of printing, and is subject to change.

Closing comments

Dr Heather Nancarrow, CEO, ANROWS.

Tuesday: Session outline. P L E N A RY 15: 3 0 - 17: 0 0

Doing data! William Milne, Australian Bureau of Statistics; Louise York, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare; Kim Webster, National Community Attitudes Survey, ANROWS; Dr Marian Esler, Department of Social Services; Olivia Octoman, Australian Centre for Child Protection, University of South Australia. Facilitated by Dr Kristin Diemer, University of Melbourne The power of data has never been stronger. Under the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children data has been ascribed a central role as the foundation for establishing evidence to inform policy and practice to reduce violence against women and their children. The Conference program reflects the six national outcomes of the National Plan. The concurrent sessions explore how data is utilised to produce research and how the research has been disseminated and translated to inform policy and practice to achieve the six outcomes. This session is the beginning of that journey – it will discuss the various data sources established to measure the success of these outcomes, including how they are compiled, utilised and how data is (or is not) shared across agencies. This is a conversation with 6 data experts about how the data sets available inform our work as researchers, practitioners and policy-makers to reduce violence against women; and importantly what’s missing in the data. It asks: What issues need to be addressed if we are to achieve the aspirational goals of the National Plan? In this session we will explore: usefulness of available data – how to interpret the information and what to do with it; ownership of data and access to it; and data linkage initiatives and developments.

Wednesday: Session outlines. KE YNOTE ADDRESS 8:4 5 – 9:20

Intergenerational trauma & family violence in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander communities State of knowledge and implications for policy and practice. Prof Victoria Hovane, The Australian National University, ANROWS Board Director; and Dr Mark Wenitong, Apunipima Cape York Health Council This session will draw together the various literature that is currently available about intergenerational trauma and its impacts, and how this issue relates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The session will link intergenerational trauma and family violence, and the implications this may have for policy and practice. P L E N A RY 9 : 2 5 – 10 : 4 0

Conceptualisations of violence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities Edward Mosby, Wakai Waian Healing, ANROWS Board Director; Wayne Muir, Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service; Dr Jackie Huggins AM FAHA, National Congress of Australia’s First People’s; Corina Martin, Aboriginal Family Law Service WA; and Emma Partridge, Our Watch. Facilitated by Dorinda Cox, Inspire Change Consulting Group. The panellists will discuss conceptualisations of violence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, including how and why the drivers and manifestations of violence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are different from the primary drivers and manifestations of violence against women in general. Panellists will discuss the implications of these differences for strategies under several outcomes of the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 2010-2022. C O N C U R R E N T S E S S I O N S 1 11: 2 0 – 12: 4 5

Crossing the line Trans and Gender Diverse People and their experiences of community and family

violence – working across intersections.

Prof Pranee Liamputtong, Western Sydney University; Dr Eloise Brook, Gender Centre; Marie August, Drummond Street Services, queerspace. Facilitated by Karen Field, Drummond Street Services, queerspace, & Stepfamilies Australia. There is limited research both here in Australia and internationally regarding the experience of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex people of family violence. What does exist, points to the same if not higher rates of LGBTI family violence than their heterosexual CIS gendered peers. This is also similar in relation to increased experience of community violence including sexual assault compared to their heterosexual peers. The term LGBTI often gets used as an umbrella terms to group “LGBTI people” as a homogenous group. The reality is that vast differences exist across these sometimes-overlapping cohorts with regards to gender, sexuality and sexual orientation. Although significant gaps in knowledge exist within trans and gender diverse experience of family violence, some studies suggest they experience higher rates of family violence than LGB and CIS gendered people. This interactive workshop will examine the issues and challenges when considering community and family violence (including sexual assault) for trans and gender diverse people. We will consider a framework for thinking about and deconstructing gender, sexual identity and sexual orientation, and an intersectional lens for understanding and responding to trans and gender diverse people experiencing or at risk of family violence. This exciting panel looks at these issues from the point of view of research, practice and the lived experience of trans and gender diverse people. P E RT H RO O M


Indigenous research methods Work in progress Dr Harry Blagg, The Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Islander People and Community Justice, University of Western Australia; Prof Victoria Hovane, The Australian National University, ANROWS Board Director; Miriam Bevis, Kunga Stopping Violence Program, North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency; and Dr Heather Nancarrow, ANROWS. Facilitated by Edward Mosby, Wakai Waian Healing, ANROWS Board Director. This session explores current work at ANROWS, and beyond, aimed at “decolonising” research as envisioned in Linda Tuhiwai Smith’s seminal work “Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples”, and advocated by numerous Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander scholars, including Maggie Walter, Aileen Moreton-Robinson, Lester-Irabinna Rigney. Researchers (Indigenous and non-Indigenous) on this panel will discuss their recent and current work on domestic and family violence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and how their work has engaged with Indigenous research methodologies. ANROWS CEO, Dr Heather Nancarrow, will discuss the developing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research Stream, which seeks to further ANROWS’s work towards research by, with and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to address violence against women and their children. SY D N E Y RO O M

Public health perspectives Integrated practice using a trauma and violence informed care model. Prof Kelsey Hegarty, Joint Chair in Family Violence Prevention at the University of Melbourne and the Royal Women’s Hospital; Dr Anita Morris, Department of Health & Human Services Victoria. Facilitated by Jenny Chapman, The Royal Women’s Hospital. This session will highlight the voices and needs of survivors and their children, discuss how a health systems approach is useful for implementation of a trauma and violence informed care model (TVIC), demonstrate integrated practice using a trauma and violence informed lens, and demonstrate how TVIC model can be translated into training and practice. By the end of the session participants will be able to: understand the importance of lived experience informing practice, discuss complex implementation in health settings of TVIC, and describe how the TVIC model can be applied to training and practice settings for different sectors. M E L B O U R N E RO O M C O N C U R R E N T S E S S I O N S 2 13: 3 5 – 15: 0 0

Migrant and refugee women Getting to action on violence against migrant and refugee women. Dr Cathy Vaughan, University of Melbourne; Dr Adele Murdolo, Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health; Erin Davis, Domestic Violence Victoria; and Tania Farha, Department of Premier and Cabinet Facilitated by Pino Migliorino AM, Cultural Perspectives Group; ANROWS Board Director. This session will discuss the findings of the ASPIRE project, and how they have been used to shape policy and practice in relation to violence against immigrant and refugee women, with a focus on Victoria and Tasmania. It will outline the challenges that were observed in supporting action based on evidence, and suggest strategies for strengthening the way research can be used by diverse sectors and communities to ensure migrant and refugee women’s safety. P E RT H RO O M

Whatever it takes: Access for women with disabilities to domestic and family violence services.

Translating knowledge together.

Assoc. Prof Patsie Frawley, Deakin University; Linda Stokoe, Consultative Research Group – ‘Whatever it takes’; Jane Rosengrave, Consultative Research Group – ‘Whatever it takes’; and Hannah Taylor, 1800RESPECT. FacilIated by Sue Underhill, Women's Safety Services SA. The ‘Whatever it takes: Access for women with disabilities to domestic and family violence services’ research has used innovative approaches to hear from and include women with disabilities from research to translation. In this presentation we will talk about how we did this work together including how our findings have been translated into new resources being presented at the conference, and soon to be embedded in practice through the 1800RESPECT disability pathways project. You will hear about our ‘One size does not fit all’ approach that includes: better understanding what ‘Nothing about us without us’ looks like; how to use the 5 ‘A’s’ of understanding access; collaborating without clashing and; ‘finding out about us with us’. The research to practice approach and outcomes presented here provide a template for true codesign and will inspire you to work closely with women with disabilities in services and research. SY D N E Y RO O M

Economic risk: Promoting women’s economic security following domestic and family violence Dr Jane Bullen, Independent researcher; Sophie Ismail, Australian Council of Trade Unions; and Kristen Sweeney, Mirvac Pty Ltd. Facilitated by Moo Baulch, Domestic Violence NSW Domestic violence exacerbates economic inequality, as both economic abuse, and other tactics of violence, generate costs for women and contribute to financial instability and stress. This session will discuss the impact of ANROWS research designed to support initiatives to improve women’s economic circumstances following violence and will focus on the role of employment in contributing to economic security: “In a good workplace all of the messages that she’ll be getting directly contradict the abuse that he’s perpetrating towards her, so whilst he’s telling her that she’s worthless and has no value and no positive contribution to make, paid employment, if it’s working well, will tell her the opposite” [Research informant]. In particular, the session will review the introduction of paid leave entitlements for workers who experience domestic and family violence. Questions will be raised to explore policies, systems and strategies that could assist service provision; what further research needs to be undertaken and what data needs to be collected. M E L B O U R N E RO O M


Thursday: Session outlines. P L E N A RY 9 : 0 5 - 10 : 2 0

Risk and safety Preventing future violence and lethality Associate Professor Kathleen Baird, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University & Director of Women, Newborn & Children’s Education, Gold Coast University Hospital; and Prof JaneMaree Maher, Monash University. Facilitated by Emeritus Professor Anne R Edwards AO Growing evidence from domestic violence death review committees and Coroner’s Courts, substantial empirical research and practice-based literature shows that some risk factors such as strangulation and intimate partner sexual violence, are associated with a higher likelihood of violence reoccurring, serious injury, or death. In Australia and internationally, risk assessment and safety management practice and policy frameworks are undergoing significant review and reform in order to better respond to cases of violence assessed as ‘high-risk’. This session will explore evidence-based risk factors for domestic and family violence; risk assessment and safety management, and the role of multi-agency information sharing in anticipating and preventing future violence and lethality of women and children.

C O N C U R R E N T S E S S I O N S 1 11: 0 0 - 12: 2 5

Safer technology "I can sleep better knowing that he isn't tracking me": Overview and impact of the Safe Connections Program Dr Kate Dorozenko, Curtin University; and Heidi Guldbaek, WESNET. Facilitated by Hayley Foster, WESNET. This session will provide an overview of the Safe Connections program, a model of multi-sector collaboration addressing the overlap of violence against women and technology, with a specific emphasis on phones. Safe Connections has two components: (1) the delivery of training about technology-facilitated abuse and safety to frontline workers, and (2) the provision of a new phone, pre-paid credit, and information on the safe use of technology to women. In this session, the findings of the evaluation of Safe Connections will be presented, with an emphasis on the experiences of survivors who received a phone and technology safety information as part of the program. The impact of the training on the practice of frontline workers who rolled out the Safe Connections program will also be outlined. Participants of this session will walk away with a better understanding of technology-facilitated abuse and the needs of survivors and workers in this area. P E RT H RO O M

Looking ahead: Young people and violence - A focus on both prevention and intervention – outcomes of

the PIPA Project, and R4Respect

Elena Campbell, Associate Director – Research, Advocacy and Policy Centre for Innovative Justice, RMIT University; Dr Karen Struthers, Research Fellow at Griffith University; Andrew Taukolo, Peer Educator YFS Ltd; and Jennifer Uwinez, Peer Educator YFS Ltd. Facilitated by Edward Mosby, Wakai Waian Healing, ANROWS Board Director. Young people can be harmed by violence in the home, they can be perpetrators and they also have the capacity for positive change —both in overcoming their own experiences of violence and in preventing harm to others. The experiences and voices of young people are at the core of this session. The ground-breaking PIPA Project: Positive Interventions for Perpetrators of Adolescent Violence in the Home is exploring and reporting on the specific needs of young people who perpetrate violence in the home, including interventions that move beyond justice system, compliance-based models. In addition, peer educators from R4Respect will outline their work and ANROWS-funded research that examines the impact of peer-peer respectful relationships awareness and education. Exploring these projects, this session will highlight how both response and prevention efforts must be directly informed by the experiences of young people if we're to make a meaningful difference for the next generation. SY D N E Y RO O M

Domestic violence, contraception and pregnancy: The need for improved responses to

reproductive coercion.

Dr Juliet Watson, RMIT; Katherine Kerr Independent researcher, Member of Children by Choice Board; Liz Price, Children by Choice. Facilitated by Prof Kelsey Hegarty, Joint Chair in Family Violence Prevention at the University of Melbourne and the Royal Women’s Hospital. Greater public attention on domestic violence has highlighted the huge numbers of women victimised by male violence in our community, and encouraged many service and systemic responses and interventions. However, this has also shown the pervasiveness of control and the need for a deeper understanding of the issues for our most vulnerable. This session examines: emerging local and international research and analysis in the understanding of reproductive coercion as a deliberate strategy of control; and the impact of homelessness on women’s wellbeing through their experiences of both survival sex and pregnancy. Katherine, Liz and Juliet will talk to the need for improved individual and systemic interventions, policy, and research, to best support women to be safe and live free from violence and control. M E L B O U R N E RO O M


C O N C U R R E N T S E S S I O N S 2 13:15 - 14 : 4 0

Service provision in complex contexts: Enhancing the wellbeing and safety of women with

complex trauma

Dr Michael Salter, Western Sydney University; Dr Elizabeth Conroy, Western Sydney University; and Jackie Burke, Western Sydney University. Facilitated by Liza Balmer, Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women’s Council, ANROWS Board Director. This session is focused on ‘complexity’ in women’s health, safety and service provision. The presenters will discuss their experiences as researchers, advocates, and practitioners supporting women with complex trauma. The session will explore the multiple meanings of ‘complex trauma’ and the implications for women’s wellbeing and safety from violence. Key themes will include the link between abuse, trauma, and revictimisation, working with women with high and chronic needs, and managing vicarious trauma and burnout. The outcomes of the session will include increased understanding of the traumatic impacts of abuse and violence on women’s health and safety, and current policy and practice challenges to collaborative responses to complex trauma. P E RT H RO O M

Services meet the needs of women & their children: Best practice models for perpetrator

interventions, and justice for women with disabilities.

Prof JaneMaree Maher, Monash University; Dr Jasmine McGowan, Monash University; Meredith Lea, PWDA; Dr Susan Heward-Belle, The University of Sydney; and Laura Stolzenhein, Department of Family and Community Services. Facilitated by Dr Lesley Laing. This session explores the outcomes of two ANROWS projects under the theme of ‘services meeting the needs of women and children’, with a focus on translating research findings into policy and practice. The first, Women, Disability and Violence discusses the outcomes of research to produce knowledge of the experiences of women with disability in terms of violence, particularly sexual assault and intimate partner violence, and the pathways and barriers to accessing support and justice responses to violence. Importantly this research was conducted in partnership with an organisation constituted and led by people with disability to ensure the validity, efficacy and potential for meaningful application of the findings. The presentation will describe the challenges faced in structuring the research and knowledge translation processes to effectively capture the insights and aspirations of the women interviewed for the project. The session will also provide insights from the innovative approach to knowledge translation and exchange in the PATRICIA Project. In addition this session will explore child protection and generic family services’ programs providing intervention with fathers who use domestic and family violence. There is little guidance for undertaking this work: practice is neither documented nor evidence-informed, a gap that the Invisible Practices project seeks to address. SY D N E Y RO O M

Money, love and financial abuse: Opening the 'perpetrator black box.' Dr Nilmini Fernando Researcher, Teachable Moments, WIRE; Julie Kun, CEO, WIRE; Angela Lynch, Women’s Legal Service Queensland; Cathy Oddie, Survivor Advocate with Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre; and Moo Baulch, Domestic Violence NSW. How can we address the devastating financial outcomes for victims/survivors of family violence? Cortis and Bullen (ANROWS 2015, 2016) recommend that we coordinate policy and service to develop targeted strategies to restore financial empowerment and strengthen the systems that support victims/survivors. This interactive panel focuses on the Victorian context, where pathways are being formed to bring this evidence into action. Speaking from lived experience, legal and research perspectives, the panel will first introduce the complex relations between women, money and love that set the scene for financial abuse, then open the ‘perpetrator black box’ to expose how women are re- victimized at the intersection of family law and consumer law. Findings from WIRE's ‘Financial Teachable moments’ study will stress the importance of addressing the financial safety and timely and relevant 'money conversations' with victims/survivors, no matter which door they enter through and whichever stage of the family violence journeys they are at. The audience discussion aims to generate strategies and actions that can be taken in other Australian contexts. M E L B O U R N E RO O M

P L E N A RY

Acting on Evidence Application and uptake, innovation and cultural change. Dr Marion Frere, Victorian Office for Prevention and Women’s Equality, Department of Health and Human Services, ANROWS Board Director; Dr Roslyn Baxter, Group Manager, Families Group, Department of Social Services, ANROWS Board Director; Barbara Shaw, Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women, Queensland; Libby Davies, White Ribbon Australia; and Rosalie O’Neale, Office of the eSafety Commissioner. Facilitated by Wendy Spencer, Education Act Implementation and Organisational Change, Department of Education Tasmania, ANROWS Board Director. The purpose of this final panel discussion is to reflect on the Conference’s overarching theme – Acting on Evidence. It will explore at an executive level how evidence is being translated to policy and practice in industry and government. This conversation will focus on the impact of evidence in preventing and responding to violence against women and their children. The panel will draw on the experiences of senior executives within the sector to ask: How important is research in formulating strategies? How are practitioners and policy-makers better informed? How do we ensure uptake? How do we measure innovation and cultural change? Please Note: This schedule was correct at time of printing, and is subject to change.

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RSVP YES, I A M AT TE N D I N G TH E W E LCOM E R EC E P TI O N

YES, I A M AT TE N D I N G TH E CO N FE R E N C E D I N N E R

Applicable to full and reduced registrations, and Tuesday day delegates.

Applicable to full and reduced registrations, and Wednesday day delegates.

Cost Summary Full Conference Registration Fees $

CO N FE R E N C E

Reduced Registration Fees $ Day Delegate Fees $ Welcome Reception $

G U EST TI C K E TS

Conference Dinner $ SP O NSO RSH I P

Contribution $

Make a contribution towards a ticket, or make a cash donation to help someone attend the conference who may not have the resources to attend.

TOTA L $

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C H EQ U E PAYM E NTS

PO Box Q389 Queen Victoria Building NSW 1230

Bank: Commonwealth Bank Name: ANROWS BSB: 062 123 Account: 10517835 C RE D IT C A RD PAYM E NTS

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Cancellation Policy Registration cancellations will not be accepted unless made in writing to the event organiser. Cancellations made more than thirty (30) days prior to the conference or event date will be refunded less 25% of the registration fee to cover administration costs. No registration refunds will be made after this date. Scan and email completed form to [email protected] Contact: Rebecca Gyles Phone: 02 8374 4000

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The design scheme includes elements from Resilience (2014), an ANROWS commissioned ar t series by Christine Blakeney, a Wiradjuri/Yaegl woman from NSW.