Cathy Humphreys

Programme responses for men who perpetrate intimate partner violence in the context of alcohol or other drugs: a scoping review

Van Nguyen, Margaret Kertesz, Jennifer Davidson, Cathy Humphreys, Anne-Marie Laslett

Journal article  |  2023  |  ADVANCES IN DUAL DIAGNOSIS

Purpose: Substance use plays a significant role in the perpetration of much intimate partner violence (IPV). However, responses to..

Implementing the Power to Kids programme in home-based (foster) care: Identifying the SAFETY approach

Gemma McKibbin, Anna Bornemisza, Ana Fried, Cathy Humphreys, Esther Gallois

Journal article  |  2022  |  CHILD & FAMILY SOCIAL WORK

Sexual abuse and dating violence are chronic problems for children and young people in out-of-home care. This study explored the i..

Public Health Directives in a Pandemic: Paradoxical Messages for Domestic Abuse Victims in Four Countries

Soma Gregory, Stephanie Holt, Christine Barter, Nicola Christofides, Ogopoleng Maremela, Nobulembu Mwanda Motjuwadi, Cathy Humphreys, Ruth Elliffe, Nicky Stanley

Journal article  |  2022  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

When the COVID-19 pandemic manifested urgent concerns were raised around the globe about the increased risk that public health res..

Bringing Dignity to the Assessment of Safety for Children who Live with Violence

Kate Alexander, Cathy Humphreys, Sarah Wise, Albert Zhou

Journal article  |  2022  |  BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK

Fear dominates women and children’s experience of domestic violence. Fear of harm, and the consequences of others finding out, can..

Clusters of risk associated with harmful sexual behaviour onset for children and young people: opportunities for early intervention

Gemma McKibbin, Cathy Humphreys, Matt Tyler, Anneliese Spiteri-Staines

Journal article  |  2022  |  JOURNAL OF SEXUAL AGGRESSION

Harmful sexual behaviour (HSB) carried out by children and young people can include sexual abuse of younger children or adults, or..

"Frantic online searches for help": design considerations for an online early intervention service addressing harmful sexual behaviour

Gemma McKibbin, Matt Tyler, Esther Gallois, Anneliese Spiteri-Staines, Cathy Humphreys, Julie Green

Journal article  |  2022  |  JOURNAL OF SEXUAL AGGRESSION

Secondary prevention efforts, which target risk and protective factors associated with harmful sexual behaviour (HSB) and seek to ..

The attitudes and beliefs of the child protection workforce and why they matter to children who live with violence

Kate Alexander, Cathy Humphreys, Sarah Wise, Albert Zhou

Journal article  |  2022  |  CHILD & FAMILY SOCIAL WORK

In Australia, like other developed countries, there has been an increase in reports to child protection services about children ex..

Tensions in the therapeutic relationship: emotional labour in the response to child abuse and neglect in primary healthcare

Jacqueline Kuruppu, Cathy Humphreys, Gemma McKibbin, Kelsey Hegarty

Journal article  |  2022  |  BMC PRIMARY CARE

BACKGROUND: Child abuse and neglect (child abuse) is a prevalent public health issue linked to survivors experiencing a higher ris..

Participatory practice guideline development at the intersections of domestic and family violence, mental distress and/or parental substance use

Susan Heward-Belle, Margaret Kertesz, Cathy Humphreys, Menka Tsantefski, Jasmine Isobe

Journal article  |  2022  |  Advances in Dual Diagnosis

Purpose: It is well established that the service system has a poor history of responding holistically to address the needs of chil..

KODY, an all-of-family response to co-occurring substance use and domestic violence: protocol for a quasi-experimental intervention trial

Margaret Kertesz, Cathy Humphreys, Larissa Fogden, Katreena Scott, Anne-Marie Laslett, Menka Tsantefski

Journal article  |  2022  |  BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

BACKGROUND: The co-occurrence of domestic violence with alcohol and other drugs significantly increases the severity of abuse and ..