In 2022, a report by Professor Michael Flood, Lula Dembele and colleagues highlighted the critical lack of nationally representative Australian data on violence perpetration. This gap limits our ability to prevent and reduce violence effectively.

WHISE hosted a webinar with guest speakers Lula Dembele and Prof. Michael Flood to discuss their paper on the topic of focusing on the perpetration of violence for partners across the Southern Metropolitan Region.

Key Findings

  1. The webinar effectively increased confidence in understanding of what comprises family violence and all forms of violence.
  2. The webinar improved understanding of what perpetration of gender-based violence means.
  3. Attendees reported an overall increase in confidence to undertake primary prevention of violence against women in their work.
  4. There was a clear increase in confidence to incorporate primary