The eSafety Commissioner (eSafety) is developing a support service to provide practical advice, guidance and support to victim-survivors of technology-facilitated abuse (TFA) in the context of family violence (FV), domestic violence (DV) and sexual violence (SV) (or FDSV-TFA) and the frontline workers who support them. A literature scan has been undertaken as part of a broader co-design process for the development of this proposed support service.

The purpose of the literature scan is to provide a robust summary of the nature, prevalence and impacts of, and responses to, FDSV-TFA. The document seeks to identify barriers to and enablers for responding to TFA, as well as current forms of support available for victim-survivors within Australia.

This aligns with the scope of the proposed support service and will inform its development. It is important to note that some of the literature defines and examines technology-facilitated family and domestic violence (FDV) as distinct from technology-facilitated sexual violence (TFSV). This report
reflects this distinction.

Alongside findings from this literature scan, consultations with victim-survivors of FDSV-TFA and other stakeholders will be conducted to build an evidence base to inform the evelopment of the new support service. (From the Introduction). Record #8387