A filicide death, meaning the killing of a child by their parent or equivalent guardian, is a tragic event. Sadly, a UK study suggests Australia has the fourth highest rate of filicide among similar developed nations. Since Australian research studies on the incidence of filicide, or indeed on any other aspect of the problem, are limited, it is impossible to know if this finding is correct or not. However, in the last several years more research on filicide has emerged in Australia and by reviewing the recent research in detail, this article develops an integrated analysis of Australian filicide research and contributes to the knowledge bank on Australian filicide that can be used by professionals undertaking practice and research in intervention and prevention. Analysis of the studies shows one child dies at the hands of a parent every fortnight and that this number has not changed for many years. The analysis identifies the profiles of victims and perpetrators. The constellation of circumstances and stressors associated with each of the parental perpetrator groups is discussed, including the perpetrators’ contact with, and mostly unsuccessful use of, services. Based on the analysis, a way forward to prevention is proposed.

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Filicide：澳大利亚的故事

杀妻死亡，意味着孩子被父母或同等监护人杀害，是一个悲惨的事件。可悲的是，英国的一项研究表明，澳大利亚在类似发达国家中的杀母鼠犯罪率排名第四。由于澳大利亚关于杀母鼠事件发生率的研究，或者实际上关于这个问题的任何其他方面的研究是有限的，因此不可能知道这一发现是否正确。然而，在过去几年中，澳大利亚出现了更多关于杀幼虫剂的研究，通过详细回顾最近的研究，本文对澳大利亚杀幼虫剂研究进行了综合分析，并为澳大利亚杀幼虫剂的知识库做出了贡献，可供专业人员使用干预和预防的实践和研究。对研究的分析表明，每两周就有一个孩子死于父母之手，而且这个数字多年来一直没有改变。分析确定了受害者和肇事者的概况。讨论了与每个父母施暴者群体相关的一系列环境和压力源，包括施暴者与服务的联系，以及大多数未成功使用的服务。在分析的基础上，提出了预防的方法。