Victoria and Australia
Domestic Violence Victoria: the peak body for women’s domestic violence services in Victoria. http://www.dvvic.org.au
CASA Forum – Centres Against Sexual Assault in Victoria: the peak body for Centres Against Sexual Assault (CASAs), free Victorian services for survivors of sexual assault. http://www.casa.org.au/
No to Violence: a peak organisation of individuals and agencies working for the prevention of male family violence. The specific focus is work with men to assist them to change and end their violent behaviour. Website includes self-help information for men who are abusive.http://www.ntv.org.au/
Women with Disabilities Victoria: an organisation made up of women with disabilities who support women with disabilities to achieve their rights in Victoria. http://www.wdv.org.au/
Wesnet: a national women’s peak advocacy body which works on behalf of women and children who are experiencing or have experienced domestic or family violence. http://wesnet.org.au/
Research
Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse: a comprehensive searchable database on research and resources available on domestic violence in Australia, as well as excellent issues papers and other publications. http://www.austdvclearinghouse.unsw.edu.au
National Child Protection Clearinghouse: issues papers, research, reports, discussion forums, event information, prevention programs, and other resources for workers. It operates from the Australian Institute of Family Studies. http://www.aifs.gov.au/nch/index.html
Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault (ACSSA): aims to improve access to current information on sexual assault for policy makers and others. The website has information on good practice programs, research, statistics and links on sexual assault. http://www.aifs.gov.au/acssa/
Australian Institute of Criminology: a range of research reports and statistical summaries, including research on young people and domestic violence, femicide, stalking etc. http://www.aic.gov.au
