The evidence base on economic abuse and the negative economic impact of domestic violence more broadly has expanded over the past ten years. Program interventions to support women’s economic stability have also been developed and evaluated.
The reports below reflect national and international knowledge. Join the international network for updates.
2019
Housing Outcomes After Domestic and Family Violence Online
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Limited 2019.
Exploring how economic abuse manifests in young adult relationships PhD Thesis
RMIT Univeristy, 2019.
In: Violence Against Women, 2019.
Summary of the Evidence: Paid Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) Leave Online
Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety 2019.
What is this thing called money? Economic abuse in young adult relationships Journal Article
In: Journal of Social Marketing, 2019.
Domestic violence and women’s earnings: Does frequency matter? Journal Article
In: Discussion Papers in Economics, 2019.
Transcultural Validation of the 12-Item Scale of Economic Abuse in Chinese Population Journal Article
In: Violence and Victims, 2019.
Identifying economic abuse for women with disability in Victoria: A toolkit Online
Monash University 2019.
The Domestic Abuse Report 2019 – The Economics of Abuse Online
Women's Aid 2019.
2018
Understanding Pathways within Intimate Partner Violence: Economic Abuse, Economic Hardship, and Mental Health Journal Article
In: Mental Health and Structural Inequality Impacts of Violence, 2018.
The role of social support in the link between economic abuse and economic hardship Journal Article
In: Journal of Family Violence, 2018.
ASK: Routine Enquiry in Gender Based Violence and Abuse. Executive Summary Online
Citizen's Advice Programme 2018.
When’s the Right Time to Talk About Money? Online
Wire Australia 2018.
Does Economic Abuse Affect the Health Outcomes of Women in Ghana? Journal Article
In: Health Education & Behavior, 2018.
Economic Abuse as an Invisible Form of Domestic Violence: A Multi Country Review Journal Article
In: Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 2018.
Reforming Residential Tenancy Law for Victims of Domestic Violence Online
Centre for Interdisciplinary Justice Studies (CIJS) 2018.
Power in the Age of In/Equality: Economic Abuse, Masculinities, and the Long Road to Marriage Equality Journal Article
In: Akron Law Review, 2018.
LGBT+ People’s Experiences of Domestic Abuse Online
Galop 2018.
Women's Legal Service Victoria 2018.
Dreams Deferred: A Survey on the Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Survivors’ Education, Careers, and Economic Security Journal Article
In: Institute for Women's Policy Research, 2018.
2017
“It’s Not All About Money”: Toward a More Comprehensive Understanding of Financial Abuse in the Context of VAW Journal Article
In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2017.
Understanding economic abuse and its impact on the mental health of Latinas in the United States: An exploratory analysis Journal Article
In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2017.
Developing and validating the scale of economic self-efficacy Journal Article
In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2017.
Economic abuse between intimate partners in Australia: prevalence, health status, disability and financial stress Journal Article
In: Public Health, 2017.
Women’s Narratives of Economic Abuse and Financial Strategies in Britain and South Asia Journal Article
In: Psychology of Violence, 2017.
2016
Supporting Survivors of Financial Abuse, Learning for the UK Technical Report
2016.
Domestic Violence Recovery Loan Program Journal Article
In: 2016.
Economic Security for Survivors of Domestic and Family Violence: Understanding and Measuring the Impact Journal Article
In: Good Shepherd, 2016.
2015
What is economic self-sufficiency? Validating a measurement scale for policy, practice, and research Journal Article
In: Journal of Poverty, 2015.
A Review of Research and Policy on Financial Abuse within Intimate Partner Relationships Online
Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit (CWASU) 2015.
Measuring Economic Abuse in the Lives of Survivors: Revising the Scale of Economic Abuse Journal Article
In: Violence Against Women, 2015.
A randomized controlled trial of a financial literacy curriculum for survivors of intimate partner violence Journal Article
In: Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 2015.
Implementing a financial management curriculum with survivors of IPV: Exploring advocates’ experiences Journal Article
In: Affilia, 2015.
Stepping Stones: Legal Barriers to Economic Equality After Family Violence Online
Women's Legal Service Victoria 2015.
Restoring Financial Safety: Legal responses to economic abuse Journal Article
In: Good Shepherd, 2015.
Evidence of the Construct Validity of the Scale of Economic Abuse Journal Article
In: Violence and Victims, 2015.
2014
In: Journal of Consumer Affairs, 2014.
Economic Abuse in the Lives of Women Abused by an Intimate Partner: A Qualitative Study Journal Article
In: Violence Against Women, 2014.
The effect of economic, physical and psychological abuse on mental health: A population-based study of women in the Philippines Journal Article
In: International Journal of Family Medicine, 2014.
Controlling money, controlling lives: Financial abuse in Britain Online
Citizens Advice 2014.
Economic Abuse and Later Material Hardship: Is Depression a Mediator? Journal Article
In: Affilia, 2014.