This publication looks at the progress and challenges in creating safe and healthy environments for Victorian women. The findings will enable us to better understand community attitudes and beliefs and to target future efforts more effectively. The report also provides important benchmark data against which we can monitor progress.

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 Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Community Attitudes to Violence Against Women 

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 Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Community Attitudes to Violence Against Women-short summary  
 Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Community Attitudes to Violence Against Women-long summary

The following publications are available only as PDFs.

Community Attitudes to Violence Against Women Survey: A Full Technical Report, Taylor, N & Mouzos, J, 2006, Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra

 Paper 1 of the Violence Against Women Community Attitudes Project

VicHealth Review of Communication Components of Social Marketing/Public Education Campaigns Focusing on Violence Against Women

 Paper 2 of the Violence Against Women Community Attitudes Project  

The Factors Influencing Community Attitudes in Relation to Violence Against Women: A Critical Review of the Literature

 Paper 3 of the Violence Against Women Community Attitudes Project  

Refugee Settlement, Safety and Wellbeing: Exploring Domestic and Family Violence in Refugee Communities

 Paper 4 of the Violence Against Women Community Attitudes Project