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A key part of the budget’s focus on women was a funding boost to help stop domestic violence.
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The new SBS documentary is not easy to watch. But it is a big chance to reset the conversation about domestic violence.
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Children exposed to intimate partner violence were two to three times more likely to have impaired language skills, sleep problems, elevated blood pressure and asthma.
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A pilot project is training Black church leaders in how to better help domestic abuse victims in their congregations.
During a pandemic, the victim is quarantined with the perpetrator.
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Calls for help to domestic violence shelters have risen during the pandemic, as risk factors for the escalation of violence have gone up. It may be time to implement new strategies to help.
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It’s not just children designated as being ‘at risk’ who are vulnerable. There are thousands of others who have not been assessed and who need the ‘safe haven’ of school.
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Interviews reveal personal toll of supporting people in dangerous situations over the phone.
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Dementia and abuse often go hand in hand, whether it’s the sufferer or the caregiver who is responsible.
Women may delay leaving an abusive partner if they co-own a pet.
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Canada must consider funding programs that allow abuse victims and survivors to bring their pets with them when they leave their partners.
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COVID-19 is not a cause of domestic abuse and focusing on this event obscures the underlying causes, offering perpetrators excuses for their abusive behaviour.
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Five ways coronavirus could change sex and relationships.
In lockdown, many homes around the country are less safe than usual.
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What would you do if you weren’t safe at home – and now you’re not allowed to leave because of the coronavirus pandemic?
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For some people, home is not a safe place to be.
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An expert in domestic violence and abuse explains how you can help those you are worried about.
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It is important that police forces and the CPS are able to recognise that coercive control and couple violence are different and require different handling.
one in four perpetrators are repeat offenders, yet less than 1% of perpetrators receive a specialist intervention to challenge or change their behaviour.
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Through choose-your-own-adventure stories, perpetrators of domestic abuse can challenge and understand their behaviour.
Evangelical church teachings create fertile ground for domestic violence, its justification and its concealment.
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Evangelical Christian churches say a man’s authority is in God’s plan.
The child protection system looks at children on a case-by-case basis. This approach doesn’t work.
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Rather than only reacting on a case-by-case basis, we need to recognise the root of child neglect and abuse comes from social inequities.
Women and children are 14 times more likely than men to die in a disaster.
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Natural disasters amplify the conditions leading to domestic violence. Yet Australia’s disaster policies are “gender blind”.
Conservative Liberal MP Kevin Andrews and One Nation leader Pauline Hanson are leading a parliamentary inquiry into family law.
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The consequences of the parental alienation theory can lead to children getting a court order to visit or live with an abusive parent.