Violence Against Women

• NSW Government
• Australian Federal Government
• Australian NGO's
• International

NSW Government

Attorney General's Department
Domestic Violence Resource Centre (DVlink)
DVlink is the initiative of a partnership between the Violence Against Women Specialist Unit, Local Courts and the Women's Domestic Violence Court Assistance Program. DVlink was launched in January 2000 and is an information and resources portal for people working with people affected by domestic violence in New South Wales, Australia.

NSW Department for Women
The Department for Women was established by the NSW Government in April 1995. The Department’s purpose is to act as a key agent in improving the economic and social well being of women by generating benefits from State Government and other sectors. Its focus is on women with limited access to social and economic resources, reflecting the Government’s commitment to social justice.

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Australian Federal Government

Office of the Status of Women: Partnerships Against Domestic Violence
This website contains information about domestic violence in Australia

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Australian NGO's

Australian and Domestic Violence Clearinghouse
A national resource on issues of domestic violence and family violence.

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International

Scottish Government

• Domestic Violence: Findings from the 2000 Scottish Crime Survey
  This report presents the findings from the 2000 Scottish Crime Survey (SCS) relating to domestic violence including the relationship to alcohol.

UK Home Office

• Alcohol and intimate partner violence: key findings from the research
  Violence between current and former partners is a considerable public health and criminal justice problem.This report presents key findings from published UK and international research on the relationship between alcohol and intimate partner violence. March 2004
• Alcohol and sexual violence: key findings from the research
  Alcohol is an important dimension in sexual violence many perpetrators are drinking when they attack their victims or have alcohol abuse problems. This report presents the key findings from published UK and international research on the relationship between alcohol and sexual violence. March 2004
• Alcohol-related assault: findings from the British Crime Survey
  The findings reported will help feed the evidence base on which to build the prevention of alcohol-related crime policies and initiatives. Alcohol is a definitive factor that needs to be considered in tackling the problem of domestic violence. In reference to local Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships tackling the problem of alcohol-related assault, the report strongly identified alcohol related disorder as a priority in their locality, through problem solving and initiative prevention. 2003

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