Resources & Training
Engaging Men - Violence Prevention Toolkit
'Resistance and backlash are an inevitable part of the work of reducing men’s violence against women and building gender equality. While our efforts often receive support and make change, they also often meet resistance. People push back, whether because change is threatening, they have a socialised investment in ignoring or defending the problem, or they are simply expressing sexist and violence-supportive social norms. How can we reduce and prevent resistance and backlash, particularly in engaging men?' Engaging Men: Reducing Resistance and Building Support.
A collaboration between Eastern Health, the Eastern Domestic Violence Service (EDVOS), and the Queensland University of Technology, has produced a toolkit that provides practical strategies for practitioners, advocates, and educators in reducing resistance and building support. Access the toolkit here.
Evaluation - Men Choosing Change Programs
Unting Care released the stage two evaluation report of their Men's Behaviour Change Programs, delivered across five Queensland regions, in October 2020 . Stage Two of the evaluation was informed by Stage One, a co-design process including Theory of Change workshops with practitioners, managers and key stakeholders at each evaluation site and a review of recent literature. Access the report here.
Joplin Higgins of Joplin Lawyers has released a report on Rehabilitating domestic violence perpetrators: An Australian and International Analysis and Evaluation of Men's Behaviour Change Programs. Read the report here.