Building evidence to strengthen outcomes

Emerge is committed to building a strong evidence base to inform practice, improve outcomes and contribute to sector-wide learning.

Through research partnerships, program evaluation and outcomes monitoring, we ensure our work is grounded in evidence and continuously improving.

Our research partners

We work in partnership with leading organisations to evaluate our programs and strengthen responses to family violence.

RMIT Centre for Innovative Justice

Independent evaluation of our early intervention program, Back on Track, supporting evidence of impact and outcomes.

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La Trobe University

Collaboration on research and evaluation to strengthen therapeutic approaches and child-centred practice.

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‍ANROWS - Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety

Funding for Safe Nest Group Program research, to evaluate the effectiveness of a community based early intervention program for women and children (0 – 3 years) exposed to family violence.

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Swinburne University of Technology

Collaboration on research project (Safe Nest Group Program) to evaluate the effectiveness of a community based early intervention program for women and children (0 – 3 years) exposed to family violence.

Funded by ANROWS Research Fund and Luke Batty Legacy

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University of Melbourne

Prioritising Intersectoral Practice: Strategies and Innovations (PIPSI) project – a research collaboration to explore the organisational processes and change required for DFV refuges to transition from an abstinence-based model to incorporating harm minimisation principles.

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Research and evaluation

Our commitment to evaluation ensures that our programs are:

Evidence-informed and outcomes-focused
Responsive to the needs of women and children
Contributing to best practice across the sector

We continue to build our evidence base through program evaluation, data collection and research partnerships.

Partner with us

We welcome opportunities to collaborate with research institutions, universities and sector partners who share our commitment to improving outcomes for victim-survivors.

If you are interested in partnering with Emerge on research or evaluation: