Domestic and Family Violence in Culturally Diverse Communities
This project is commissioned by the Department of Communities, Queensland. The focus of the project is the investigation of increased risk of domestic and family violence in selected high need CALD populations, by qualitative examination of the contexts, risk and protective factors, and barriers to service access, contributing to domestic and family violence in these communities.
Qualitative research instruments will be developed, and administered by bi-lingual staff. The conceptual and cultural contexts of domestic violence, risk and causal factors for domestic violence will be examined. Existing service models, and barriers and enablers for CALD communities on information, communication and access to domestic violence services will be identified. The project will also determine ethnicity incidence levels (from police reports, hospital records, protection orders, child safety notifications, refuge lists and data on spousal homicides). Professor Hurriyet Babacan will lead the study and will work with bilingual research staff. Interviews will be conducted with representatives of communities, service providers and other stakeholders.
Outcomes
The outcomes of this project will be:
- Summary of relevant literature, program and service scoping for the Queensland context, and local program usage data.
- Outline and summary of qualitative methodology and outcomes, data analysis and research findings, including selected case studies.
- Recommendations for best practice domestic and family violence services appropriate for identified high needs CALD populations.
The scope of the project is Queensland wide. The target groups include African communities, Pacific Island communities and Islamic refugee communities.
