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Family Violence Risk & Safety Series

The below resources are part of a series about family violence and risk safety produced by Women’s Refuge with support from Contact Energy.

Safer How,
Safer When

What Women's Refuge risk data tells us about the spread of family violence in clients’ lives.​

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Rethinking ‘risk’: using risk assessment data
in family violence
and safety work
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Intimate Partner Stalking
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This research looks specifically at intimate partner stalking (IPS), perpetrated against partners or ex-partners. Stalking was part of the pattern of violence for over 70% of our client pre-separation, and over 60% post-separation.

Pet Abuse Report

This research aims to explore victims’ experiences of the abuse of their pets, and how this influenced their attempts at seeking safety

Reproductive Coercion

Reproductive coercion is a form of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) that involves controlling access and tampering with contraceptives, pregnancy coercion, attempting to cause miscarriage, and intentional exposure to sexually transmitted infections (STIs)

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