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.
2014
Relationship Problems and Money: Women talk about financial abuse Online
Wire Australia 2014.
2013
Economic empowerment of impoverished IPV survivors: A review of best practice literature and implications for policy Journal Article
In: Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 2013.
Destitute Domestic Violence Concession – Monitoring Research Report Online
Eaves 2013.
Measuring Abusive Behaviours: Is Economic Abuse a Unique Form of Abuse? Journal Article
In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2013.
Department for Work and Pensions 2013.
Economic abuse, physical violence, and union formation Journal Article
In: Children and Youth Services Review, 2013.
Economic Abuse in Lebanon: Experiences and Perceptions Journal Article
In: Violence Against Women, 2013.
Economic Abuse: Searching for Solutions – A Spotlight on Economic Abuse Research Report Online
Good Shepherd 2013.
Escaping Battered Credit: A Proposal for Repairing Credit Reports Damaged by Domestic Violence Journal Article
In: UNIVERSITY of PENNSYLVANIA LAW REVIEW, 2013.
2012
Economic Abuse: The Untold Cost of Domestic Violence Online
Office of the Manhattan Borough President 2012.
The impact of physical and economic abuse on maternal mental health and parenting Journal Article
In: Children and Youth Services Review, 2012.
Spotlight on economic abuse: A literature and policy review Online
Good Shepherd 2012.
Financial literacy: Building economic empowerment with survivors of violence Journal Article
In: Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 2012.
The Domestic Abuse and Money Education (DAME) Project: Final Report Online
Women's Aid 2012.
2011
Understanding Economic Abuse in the Lives of the Survivors Journal Article
In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011.
Coerced Debt: The Role of Consumer Credit in the Domestic Violence Journal Article
In: California Law Review, 2011.
Seeking Security: promoting women’s economic wellbeing following domestic violence Journal Article
In: Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse, 2011.
2010
Economic Empowerment of Domestic Violence Survivors Journal Article
In: National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, 2010.
2009
Young woman and financial abuse Online
YWCA 2009.
2008
Economic Violence to Women and Girls: Is it Receiving the Necessary Attention? Journal Article
In: Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 2008.
Development of the Scale of Economic Abuse Journal Article
In: Violence Against Women, 2008.
Development and Preliminary Psychometric Evaluation of the Domestic Violence-Related Financial Issues Scale (DV-FI) Journal Article
In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2008.
2005
His Money or Our Money? Financial Abuse of Women in Intimate Partner Relationships Journal Article
In: e Coburg Brunswick Community Legal And Financial Counselling Centre Inc, 2005.
2000
Strategies to Expand Battered Women’s Economic Opportunities Journal Article
In: Strategies to Expand Battered Women's Economic Opportunities, 2000.