Seeds of healing from +SHIFT: An antiviolence program for women in Victoria, Australia

Margaret KerteszDepartment of Social Work, The University of Melbourne, Lisa Young LaranceGraduate School of Social Work and Social Research, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Jasmin IsobeDepartment of Social Work, The University of Melbourne

Qualitative Social Work: Research and Practice

Published online on July 03, 2026

Abstract

Qualitative Social Work, Volume 25, Issue 3-4, Page 664-683, July 2026.
This article highlights promising macro and micro interventions for women who participated in +SHIFT, a cost-free antiviolence groupwork and case management program piloted in Victoria, Australia, due to their system-identified use of force. +SHIFT ...