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040			_aAFVC
100			_aThorburn, Natalie _96032
245			_aRe-thinking 'risk' : _busing risk assessment data in family violence safety work _cNatalie Thorburn and Cleo Arathoon
260			_aWellington, New Zealand : _bNational Collective of Independent Women's Refuges, _c2023
300			_aelectronic dcoment (12 pages) ; PDF file
518			_aMost agencies working with family violence, including police, Oranga Tamariki, health agencies, and specialist family violence services like Women’s Refuges, ask victims certain questions to gauge how likely the perpetrator is to use violence again, and how serious that violence is likely to be. Because severe physical violence and family violence homicides are usually preceded by similar clusters of abuse tactics or perpetrator characteristics, these clusters are regarded as indicators of future serious harm. Organisations use risk assessment tools or instruments to standardise the questions asked of victims and ‘rate’ the level of risk, in order to target the most intensive safety responses to those who are most at risk of severe harm. Risk and lethality assessment tools are typically designed for use in mainstream settings1 (e.g. police or multi-agency) and may not be fit for purpose within specialist settings. This paper explains the new risk assessment approach introduced in affiliated Refuges at the end of 2022. This has now been conducted with over 500 Refuge clients. Findings from risk assessments completed with new clients underline the intensity, severity, and (most notably) the variety of risks faced by our clients, as set out below. The dataset comprising these ‘first 500’ risk assessments offer novel insight into the range of risks (and corresponding safety needs) that accompany women when they access Women’s Refuge. This report sets out the types of harm captured by the new risk assessment, grouped by the type of risk that the harm corresponds to. (From the paper). Record #8465
650			_aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650			_aFAMILY VIOLENCE _9252
650			_aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _9431
650		4	_aRISK ASSESSMENT _9504
650			_aSAFETY _9511
650		4	_aSUPPORT SERVICES _9591
650		4	_aVICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9624
650		4	_9650 _aWOMEN'S REFUGES
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
700			_aArathoon, Cleo _910091
856			_uhttps://womensrefuge.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Rethinking-Risk.pdf _zDownload report, PDF
942			_2ddc _cREPORT _hnews125