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The first Evidence to Practice Session of 2025 discussed evidence from Australia on screening for domestic family violence (DFV) perpetration among male service users, including opportunities for risk assessment and referral pathways.

Following substantial domestic and family violence reforms in Australia, the identification of victim-survivors is increasingly embedded across service system responses. Comparatively, while men using DFV often have contact with many services, their use of DFV is often not identified.

Drawing on findings from a mixed-methods study with practitioners across mental health, alcohol and other drug (AOD), corrections and child protection services, this presentation explores barriers to and enablers of screening for DFV perpetration, conducting risk assessments and creating referral pathways for shared risk management.

Professor Silke Meyer is the Leneen Forde Chair in Child & Family Research and a Professor of Social Work at Griffith University.She is a criminologist and social worker by training, bringing practical and theoretical expertise to her research, teaching and writing. Her research centres on different aspects of domestic and family violence, including women and children’s safety and wellbeing, men’s accountability in their role as perpetrators and fathers, experiences specific to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and the role of domestic and family violence-informed practice in child protection, healthcare, policing and court related service delivery. Silke regularly delivers training on domestic and family violence informed practice to police, magistrates, family law and healthcare practitioners.

About Evidence to Practice Sessions -these sessions are hosted by Te Puna Aonui business unit with the aim of supporting kaimahi, practitioners and policy makers to apply evidence in their work. Each session features a concise 15-minute presentation on the latest research, followed by a 30-minute discussion on the practical implications of the work, led by a Te Puna Aonui practice lead. Online participants are invited to ask questions to be answered by the researcher. The sessions are recorded and are available later on the Te Puna Aonui website: www.tepunaaonui.govt.nz