Staying Home Leaving Violence

Staying Home Leaving Violence (SHLV) is a free service that helps women and their children to escape a violent relationship and stay safe in their home or a home of their choice. They also specialise…

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Community Partnerships Against Domestic and Family Violence.

Community Partnerships Against Domestic and Family Violence (CPADFV) provide a broad range of assistance including case management, programs, support talking to the Police, and referral to other services. Support rooms in Kempsey, Port Macquarie, Taree…

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Aboriginal Experience

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are significantly over-represented in statistics of domestic and family violence victimisation. Because of the large amount of violence that is perpetrated against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, their children are exposed...

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Exposure to Violence and Children’s Brain Development

Children's brain development suffer greatly from repeated exposure to violence. Neuroscientists working in the area of brain research have identified the first three to four years in a child's life as being crucially important. During...

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Monsters In the Closet – Domestic Violence From a Child’s View

Produced by The Verizon Foundation with support from National Domestic Violence Hotline (USA). The animated animated video, "MONSTERS", sheds light on the effects of Domestic Violence in the home, through the innocent eyes of a...

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Trauma and Children

Repeated exposure to violence can result in the development of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in young children. PTSD is a stress disorder which can develop in children as a result of directly experiencing, witnessing or…

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Violence against Women: It’s a Men’s Issue

Domestic Violence and sexual abuse are often called "women’s issues.” But in this bold, blunt talk, Jackson Katz points out that these are intrinsically men’s issues -- and shows how these violent behaviors are tied...

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North Coast Women’s Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service

The North Coast Women’s Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service (NCCAS) provides information, support at court and referrals to women and children who need protection and are considering legal intervention. HOW NCCAS HELP An Apprehended Domestic…

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Building Children’s Resilience

Professor Paula Barrett explains to parents and teachers how to build resilience in children. These practical tips and activities will help develop psychological resilience in children. Professor Paula Barrett is one of Australia's leading scholars...

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