Background
One in three women
around the world are or have been subjected to violence. This includes in
Australia, where violence against women is an urgent public health and human
rights issue. Immigrant and refugee women who have resettled in Australia are
known to face barriers accessing services aimed at preventing and responding to
family violence. However there is little evidence about the contexts, nature
and dynamics of violence against immigrant and refugee women to inform
appropriate responses to enhance their safety and well-being. The ASPIRE project
will address this gap by identifying opportunities for the development of
responsive local and community-based interventions for family violence against
immigrant and refugee women, contributing to the currently limited Australian
research in this area.
Methods/Design
This participatory
research project will work with communities in eight geographic locations (two
inner-city, three outer-suburban, and three regional) across two states
(Victoria and Tasmania), to generate evidence about immigrant and refugee
women’s experiences in a range of settings. The project will engage
stakeholders and communities through extensive consultation prior to data
collection and by facilitating community members’ participation in generating
and analysing data. A mix of qualitative methods will be used to generate rich
data about the family, cultural and place-based contexts that shape the
prevalence and dynamics of violence against immigrant and refugee women;
women’s prevention and help-seeking efforts; and community attitudes about and
responses to violence across a range of cultural groups. Methods include
in-depth interviews with women who have experienced family violence, key
informant interviews with local community service providers, focus group
discussions with men and women from predominant cultural groups that have
migrated to areas covered by the research sites, and Photovoice with community
leaders. Bilingual health educators will contribute to development of the
research approach, the collection and analysis of data, and the dissemination
of findings.
Discussion
Findings from this
two-year study will be disseminated to communities, service providers and
policy-makers, providing evidence to inform culturally-appropriate prevention
and support interventions, and building local communities’ awareness and
capacity to respond to violence against immigrant and refugee women.
Full article at: http://goo.gl/lzky4f
By: 
Adele Murdolo, Linda Murray, Erin Davis, Jasmin Chen, Karen Block, Regina Quiazon, and Deb Warr
Adele Murdolo, Linda Murray, Erin Davis, Jasmin Chen, Karen Block, Regina Quiazon, and Deb Warr
Centre for Health
Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of
Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010 Australia
Multicultural
Centre for Women’s Health, Suite 207, Level 2, 134 Cambridge St, Collingwood,
VIC 3066 Australia
School of
Medicine, Faculty of Health, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, 7005
Australia
Cathy Vaughan, Email: ua.ude.bleminu@nahguav.c.
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