Adolescent family violence in Australia: A national study of service and support needs for young people who use family violence.

This report, the second to emerge from a larger project examining adolescent family violence (AFV) in Australia, centres the voices of young people who have used AFV, providing new knoweldge on young people's service and supports needs. 

The research engaged directly with more than 5,000 young people aged 16 to 20 via a survey yielding both quantitative and qualitative data. The report contains findings about:

• young people’s experiences of disclosing their use of family violence to informal supports, 
• the low rate of police-reported violence
• who young people cite as the most helpful and least helpful person they disclosed their use of family violence to, and why, 
• the reporting behaviours and support needs of young people from priority cohorts. 

The findings from this study are directly relevant to domestic and family violence (DFV) policy and practice in each Australian state and territory. Supporting the recovery needs of young people who have experienced and used DFV is an essential strategy to reduce the risk of intergenerational violence, to minimise the impacts of AFV on other family members, and to ensure the trauma experienced by young Australians as a result of DFV is addressed.