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Family and domestic violence has reached epidemic proportions in Australia and is now the leading preventable cause of injury and death in women under 45. During this course, we explore: The types of domestic violence. Understanding the impact of witnessing domestic violence on children and young people. Understand the impact of domestic violence in the Australian child protection system. How to identify the best ways of supporting children who have witnessed domestic violence. The high rate of substantiated emotional abuse of children and young people in Australia is the most common type of abuse, highlighting the impact domestic violence has on children and young people. "I want to tell people that family violence happens to anybody, no matter how nice your house is, no matter how intelligent you are". Rosie Batty