The research is a collaboration with Kummara Limited and the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Part 1 of the research was a place-based project focusing on the First Nations community in Ipswich in the Southwest region in Queensland. The aim was to understanding local contextual factors associated with domestic and family violence (DFV)—what services exist and what services are lacking or in need of change in the Ipswich local area.
The report concludes that a First Nations Framework of Social and Emotional Wellbeing is helpful in understanding the causes and potential solutions of DFV and the creation of place-based First Nations DFV strategies which are owned and managed by First Nations community organisations are needed to halt the intergenerational transmission of DFV and support victims affected by DFV.
Part 2, which is in progress, is focussing on other areas of Brisbane.
