Plus One - Jun 25 2025
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Plus One - Jun 25 | Loss of a parent to domestic homicide
Plus One – Jun 25 | Loss of a parent to domestic homicide. A Plus One event in Canberra.
Hear Hannah Morrice Research Fellow and Elicia Savvas Associate Director, Child Protection at Victoria Legal Aid present on Loss of a parent due to domestic homicide.
Pacifica has a great opportunity for Canberra Family Law professionals.
Come along to a Plus One event- bring a colleague. Thursday 19 June 2025 from 5 pm to 7:30 pm.
This topic is so important, you do not want to miss it. Numbers are limited!
This topic is so important, you do not want to miss it. Numbers are limited!
Location Empower Family Law and Mediation: 11/456 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000.
Pacifica Congress Members $30 Non Member $50
Register now.
Hannah Morrice hannah.morrice@unimelb.edu.au;
Eva Alisic ealisic@unimelb.edu.au;
Hannah Morrice hannah.morrice@unimelb.edu.au;
Elicia Savvas eliciasavvas@gmail.com
Loss of a parent due to domestic homicide
Parental intimate partner homicide has immense but under-recognised and under-studied impact on the children who are bereaved and the people around them.
Our team is conducting participatory qualitative research to better understand children and caregivers’ needs and opportunities for support.
This presentation will provide a brief overview of the international evidence base as well as preliminary insights from 70 in-depth interviews with (young) people with lived experience, caregivers and a range of professionals the UK, Ireland and Australia.
Interviewees conveyed a need for genuinely child-centred approaches to support, especially in the context of fragmented service responses. People with lived experience called attention to the lifelong impact of the homicide and the ebb and flow – rather than a linear decrease – of support needs over time.
Several expressed an interest in sharing experiences with others with lived experience. Caregivers reported gaps in the provision of financial, mental health and child trauma specific information and support.
Professionals often experienced a sense of isolation and lack of consultation options to support families.
Our preliminary findings suggest that concrete steps can be taken to improve support in the aftermath of a domestic homicide, including dedicated case management, peer support, caregiver support and secondary consultation for professionals.
Effective design and implementation of such measures require co-creation with young people and adults with lived experience.
Co-authors: Marinkovic Chavez, K.,1 Barrett, A.,1 Conroy, R.,1 Devaney, J.,2 Eastwood, O.,1
Frederick, J.,1 Houghton, C.,2 Joy, K.,1 Kurdi, Z.,2 Morrice, H.,1 Sakthiakumaran, A.,1 & Vasileva, M.1
1University of Melbourne, Australia
2University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom