The aim of the National Centre’s Research Plan is to build an accessible and robust evidence base that contributes to addressing our seven key challenges and supports our organisational goals.
To achieve this, we will pursue four interrelated objectives:
Objective 1:
Keep up to date with evidence
Objective 2:
Undertake and commission high quality research and evaluations
Objective 3:
Support the adoption of continuous improvement practices
Objective 4:
Support effective dissemination and translation of evidence and research findings
All research conducted or commissioned by the National Centre will be guided by five key principles.
Our research will be:
- Participatory and collaborative
- Development, trauma and healing informed
- Inclusive and culturally-safe
- Rigorous and ethical
- Relevant and translational
Research projects commissioned by the National Centre are identified through a competitive funding round that consist of:
- widely disseminated request for applications
- a range of short and longer-term projects aligned with the National Centre’s priorities
- merit based selection by independent multi-disciplinary peer assessment panel(s) against specific selection criteria.
In accordance with the National Centre’s commitment to funding projects that go beyond the creation of new knowledge to include the implementation of practice improvement, capability building and the development of partnerships that can drive change, the open competitive grants rounds consist of two streams: research and quality improvement.
To learn more about the National Centre’s approach to commissioning research watch our webinar here.
Current grants
The National Centre is pleased to announce the following successful grant recipients for our 2022 competitive grants round.
Overall, a total of $2.99M has been awarded, supporting the National Centre’s vision of a community in which children are safe, and victims and survivors of child sexual abuse across the lifespan are supported to heal and recover.
Commissioned research
Understanding the experiences of child sexual abuse disclosure in Australia in the wake of the Royal Commission
Commissioned research
Building trauma-responsive sexual health and relationship education
Commissioned research
Learning from victims and survivors about what helps disclosure and responses to child sexual abuse
Commissioned research
Amplifying the voices of victim-survivors: Advancing the harmful sexual behaviour evidence base – the Ava project
Commissioned research
The dignity by design project: survivor-led system redesign
Commissioned research
Supporting continuous quality improvement in safeguarding at Hockey Australia and other national sporting organisations
Commissioned research
Evaluating a harmful sexual behaviour education program in a residential care setting
Commissioned research
Community as experts: investigating the context, needs and help-seeking pathways for child sexual abuse survivors and their supporters in the NSW Bega Valley
Commissioned research
Developing and implementing a framework for abuse prevention through culture change and organisational development
2022 Grants Round Peer Assessors
In-house research
In addition to commissioning research, the National Centre undertakes in-house research. Our current slate includes studies in community attitudes and harmful sexual behaviours.
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