Melbourne School of Health SciencesSocial Work

Completed projects

Building the Evidence: Women with disabilities and their experiences of violence

January - June 2008


Funding body

Reichstein Foundation


Collaborative partners

Victorian Women's Disability Network


Chief investigators

Professor Cathy Humphreys (Alfred Felton Chair, Social Work, University of Melbourne)
Dr Lucy Healey (Alfred Felton Research Fellow, University of Melbourne)
Keran Howe
Chris Jenkins


Project description

The project aimed to work with government, universities and the relevant family violence and disability sectors to bring together a body of evidence from which recommendations could be made that would help improve family violence service responses to women with disabilities experiencing violence.

In addition, the outcomes of the project aim to inform the implementation of Victoria's Integrated Family Violence Reform and contribute to the evaluation of the Integrated Family Violence Reform Strategy.

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