Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE170100080

Funded Activity Summary

Web-based help-seeking for intimate partner sexual violence. This project aims to understand women’s experiences of sexual violence perpetrated by an intimate partner, identify their help-seeking needs, and explore the use of the internet as a means of support. Although one in ten Australian women have experienced sexual violence by a male partner, with severe effects on wellbeing and quality of life, sexually abusive behaviours such as rape, assault, coercion and threats within relationships are poorly understood. The project will provide women with an evidence-based, trauma-informed website that will help them name the abuse, provide initial support and promote help-seeking. This project expects to improve women’s safety, quality of life and connection to the community, raise awareness and reduce the costs of intimate partner sexual violence to society.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 30-06-2017

End Date: 28-08-2021

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $363,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Gender Specific Studies | Applied Sociology, Program Evaluation and Social Impact Assessment | Health Promotion | Other Studies in Human Society

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge through Studies of Human Society | Women's Health |

Other Keywords

Applied Sociology, Program Evaluation and Social Impact Assessment | Expanding Knowledge through Studies of Human Society | Gender Specific Studies | Health Promotion | Other Studies in Human Society | Women's Health

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