Domestic Violence in Australia: Extent, Consequences, and Solutions

This report provides an overview of domestic violence in Australia, examining its nature, extent, and consequences. The report highlights that women are predominantly affected by domestic, family, and sexual violence, with certain groups, such as young women and Indigenous women, facing heightened risks. It discusses the far-reaching consequences of such violence, including homelessness and severe health impacts, such as mental health issues. The financial costs associated with domestic violence in Australia are also presented, along with an overview of strategies, such as the 'Domestic and Family Violence Prevention and Early Intervention Strategy,' implemented to address the problem. The report concludes by emphasizing the need for collective action to stop domestic, family, and sexual violence, involving individuals, communities, and governmental and non-governmental agencies.

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Introduction
Domestic, family and sexual vehemence is considered to be a primary issue in relation to
welfare and health. The occurrence of such violence is felt by individuals of all ages, and
belonging to various demographic and socioeconomic groups. This violence mainly affects the
children and the women. This paper shall discuss the extent, consequences and addressing of
problems in relation to domestic and family violence.
Discussion
Nature and Extent
The women in the houses are the ones who predominantly experience the domestic,
family and sexual violence. The men experience vehemence from outsiders or strangers and in
any public location. Certain groups of individuals predominantly faces danger and risk in relation
to domestic, family and sexual vehemence. These groups may include the young women, the
indigenous women, women suffering from disability, pregnant women, women who are
separated from their husbands or partners, and women who experiences economic hardship
(Chung et. al., 2018). It may be said that the children, who have been exposed to domestic,
family and sexual vehemence, experience several long-term effects in relation to their growth
and development. Family violence may be referred to the vehemence amongst the members of
any particular family, where the perpetrator generally exercises control, power and authority in
relation to another individual. Hence, the main perpetrators are the current partners as well as the
former partners. Such matter relating to domestic, family and sexual violence has been an issue
since the early years. Presently, as per several studies, the rate relating to partner violence has
been steady, it has neither decreased nor increased much (Gerry & Sjölin, 2018).

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Consequences
Domestic and family violence and sexual abuses to partners result in far-reaching and
extensive consequences. Such vehemence is considered to be the leading cause in relation to the
homelessness for the children and the women. Such sexual and family violence also has severe
effects upon the health of the women. As per studies, it may be said that in the year of 2011, the
aforementioned violence has contributed to additional burden relating to disease (premature
demise or disability) in comparison to any other risk and danger factor in relation to women
ranging from the age of 25 to the age of 44. Mental problems such as depressive disorders and
anxiety disorders are suffered by the women due to the sexual and physical violence committed
by their intimate partners (Briggs, 2018). As per several analyses, in the year of 2016, in the
nation of Australia, the financial cost in relation to the violence against the females and the
children of the women, was assessed and projected to be an approximate amount of twenty two
billion dollars. It may also be said that certain groups of women (indigenous women, pregnant
women and disable women) were excluded from the evaluation of the financial cost. If these
women are accounted for, then an extra amount of four billion dollars ought to be added to the
aforementioned amount (Fraser-Barbour, Crocker & Walker, 2018).
Addressing the Problem
Domestic and family violence is a disease and a treatment should exist to cure and stop
the disease. Strategies must be utilized in order to tackle the issues in relation to violence arising
out of family and domestic matters. A specific ‘evidence-based strategy’ in the nation of
Australia is the ‘Domestic and Family Violence Prevention and Early Intervention Strategy’
[2017- 2021]. This strategy has been given effect to by the government of the state of NSW. This
strategy delivers a strong and an unblemished focus on the prevention of violence prior to its

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occurrence, and intervening initially and promptly in order to establish safe and harmless lives
for the children, women as well as the men. The main objective of the strategy is to provide
information to the non-governmental communities and agencies, and the government agencies
beforehand in order to prevent such violent activities happening in the families (Chung et. al.,
2018).
Conclusion
Therefore, in conclusion, it may be said that initiatives should be taken by the
individuals, communities, non-governmental agencies as well as the governmental agencies to
stop such domestic, family and sexual violence. This paper has discussed the extent,
consequences and addressing of problems in relation to domestic and family violence.

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