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Silke Meyer

Silke Meyer, Adjunct Professor, Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre, Monash University.
silke.meyer@monash.edu

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Biography

Silke has worked in different social service (youth justice, child and family welfare and victim survivor support services) and academic settings (social work, criminology, social sciences) which allowed her to develop an understanding of criminological and victimological issues from a theoretical as well as practical perspective. She is also the Leneen Forde Chair of Child and Family Research at Griffith University.

The government has released its action plans to end violence against women and children. Will they be enough? post image

The government has released its action plans to end violence against women and children. Will they be enough?

Violence against women: More deaths, little action post image

Violence against women: More deaths, little action

Rethinking female incarceration: Road to prison paved with domestic abuse post image

Rethinking female incarceration: Road to prison paved with domestic abuse

How much can the budget's $1.1 billion for women's safety really achieve? Two experts give their verdict post image

How much can the budget's $1.1 billion for women's safety really achieve? Two experts give their verdict

Addressing adolescent violence in the home from the child’s perspective post image

Addressing adolescent violence in the home from the child’s perspective

Canberra’s silence on violence against women is a big part of the problem post image

Canberra’s silence on violence against women is a big part of the problem

Federal budget 2020: A funding fail for women on all fronts post image

Federal budget 2020: A funding fail for women on all fronts

Why we need to focus more on the needs of children in domestic and family violence responses post image

Why we need to focus more on the needs of children in domestic and family violence responses

A bubble set to burst: Why urgent support must be given to domestic violence workers post image

A bubble set to burst: Why urgent support must be given to domestic violence workers

Family violence Senate inquiry closes, missing an important opportunity post image

Family violence Senate inquiry closes, missing an important opportunity

COVID-19: The bystander role has never been more critical in calling out family violence post image

COVID-19: The bystander role has never been more critical in calling out family violence

Coronavirus: Fear of family violence spike as COVID-19 impact hits households post image

Coronavirus: Fear of family violence spike as COVID-19 impact hits households