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Key statistics
Children who have experienced domestic and family violence are almost five times more likely to access mental health services by age 18 compared to those with no violence exposure (79 per cent v 16 per cent).
Children who have experienced domestic and family violence face higher risks of mental health issues, with a twofold risk in substance use disorders.
Eighty-nine per cent of young people using violence at home reported experiencing child abuse.
Women who experienced sexual violence in childhood are twice as likely to report recent sexual violence.
In youth justice, 58.6 per cent of boys with a history of sexual offending experienced domestic and family violence.