Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2019) Family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia: continuing the national story 2019: in brief, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 31 May 2023.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2019). Family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia: continuing the national story 2019: in brief. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia: continuing the national story 2019: in brief. AIHW, 2019.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia: continuing the national story 2019: in brief. Canberra: AIHW; 2019.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2019, Family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia: continuing the national story 2019: in brief, AIHW, Canberra.
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Family, domestic and sexual violence is a major health and welfare issue. It affects people of all ages and from all backgrounds, but mainly women and children. This report explores the impact of family, domestic and sexual violence among vulnerable groups, including children, older people, people with disability, LGBTIQ+ people, and Indigenous Australians. It also looks at what is being done to fill important data gaps.
This is a companion report to Family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia: continuing the national story, 2019.
2.2 million Australians have experienced physical or sexual violence from a current or previous partner
Police recorded 25,000 sexual assaults in 2017
1 woman was killed every 9 days and 1 man every 29 days by a partner between 2014–15 and 2015–16
26,500 children aged 0–9 were assisted by specialist homelessness services due to domestic violence in 2017–18
Family, domestic and sexual violence is a major national health and welfare issue that can have lifelong impacts for victims and perpetrators. It affects people of all ages and from all backgrounds, but predominantly affects women and children. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2016 Personal Safety Survey (PSS) estimated that 2.2 million adults have been victims of physical and/or sexual violence from a partner since the age of 15 (ABS 2017).
This publication presents key findings from AIHW’s Family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia: continuing the national story 2019 report. It highlights new information on vulnerable groups, such as children and young women, examines elder abuse in the context of family, domestic and sexual violence, and includes new data on telephone and web-based support services. It also includes the latest data on homicides, child protection, hospitals and specialist homelessness services, and new data on community attitudes, sexual harassment and stalking.
End matter: Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Glossary; References
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