Reducing violence
The World Health Organisation defines violence as 'the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person or against a group or community, that either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, mal-development or deprivation'. McCaughey Centre research projects which aim to stregthen understanding about actions leading to reduced violence include the following.
Research Projects
- SAFER: Family Violence Reform Research Program (Governance and Pathways stream)
- Impact of intimate partner violence on social inclusion
- Early outcomes from the Crisis Advocacy Response Service (CARS)
- Perceptions of Safety Among Young People Exposed to Family Violence
- Precarious employment and sexual harassment