From today, anyone around the world will be able to access an Australian-led data initiative aimed at reducing the rates of family, domestic and sexual violence. The Evidence Portal is a new online tool created and maintained by Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS), one of the leading research organisations in Australia on family, domestic and sexual violence. Funded by the Australian Government, the portal is a living resource of interventions from high-income countries that aim to address, and ultimately end, violence against women and children.
Building the evidence base is central to the success of the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032 and is a key action in the subsequent Action Plans. The portal will be updated with new evidence as it becomes available and will:
Include the latest evidence and research available on family, domestic and sexual violence both nationally and in other high-income countries
Provide evidence and gap maps, along with geographic data maps to provide a visual overview of the available evidence
Inform users with made-for-purpose reviews of interventions which summarise information on the mode of delivery, key populations targeted and any costs associated with the intervention to help measure their effectiveness.
Identify existing evaluation and systematic reviews, as well as evidence gaps where further research may be needed
