My Safety App: Scoping a safety and communication app for children experiencing family violence
Project contact
Assoc. Prof. Kylie Smith- Phone number 8344 4084
- Email kylieas@unimelb.edu.au
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Project Details
The My Safety project aims to scope the style and content of a safety planning and communication app for primary school age children (5-12 years) who have experienced family violence. The project canvassed the views of children and trusted adults in families where children have experienced family violence, have a communication disability and/or are from a refugee or asylum seeker background. The project will guide the development of a child-friendly, culturally safe and age appropriate tool that can meet the needs of children with communication disabilities.
Researchers
- Kylie Smith
- Kelsey Hegarty
- Anita Morris (Department of General Practice)
- Cathy Humphreys (Department of Social Work)
- Leesa Hooker (Department of Rural Nursing and Midwifery, Latrobe University)
Funding
- University of Melbourne MAEVe
- Melbourne Social Equity Institute and Western Health