SBS News, 10 Feb 2017 – 12:05 PM After Australian-born women, the largest number of women seeking help from the national family violence helpline 1800RESPECT are those born in India. In an earlier interview, social workers Taruna Singh Chaudhry and Prateek Pahwa had also revealed that India-born women facing family violence seldom access government services, for fear of losing their visa...
The Royal Commission into Family Violence report was tabled in Parliament on Wednesday, 30 March 2016. On Sunday, 22 February 2015, the Governor of Victoria appointed a Chair and two Deputy Commissioners to the Royal Commission into Family Violence. As specified in its terms of reference, the Commission’s task was to identify the most effective ways to: – prevent family violence –...
Bfriend is supporting an afternoon of discussion regarding domestic violence within the LGBTIQ community, and specifically how women experiencing domestic violence in a same-gender relationship can be supported. When: Thursday December 10 2015, 1-3pm Where: Noarlunga Uniting Church Community Health Onkaparinga office, 23 Williams Road, Christies Beach Guest speakers will include: – Member...
DV-alert, October 2015 Multicultural Workshop – 19-20 November, 2015 – Adelaide Multicultural DV-alert workshops are delivered in partnership with recognised multicultural service providers around Australia. Multicultural DV-alert workshops are for health, allied health and community frontline workers supporting multicultural communities in Australia. One of the priorities of the...
Women’s Legal Service Victoria, Melbourne , 2015 From Executive Summary: “Legal and economic problems arise from family violence which result in serious financial hardship for women and, at present, there are no accessible legal remedies to these problems. We have researched the problems in the Stepping Stones project. This report contains the findings of the project and recommendations for...
September 2015 Violence against women is unacceptable. Daisy is an app that connects women around Australia to services. Domestic and family violence affects one in three Australian women, and sexual assault affects one in five women over the age of 15. Daisy connects women who are experiencing or have experienced sexual assault, domestic and family violence to services in their state and local...