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Domestic and family violence affects not only the victims themselves, but the children who witness it, extended families, friends, workplaces and ultimately the whole Australian community.Intimate partner violence is the leading contributor to death, disability and illness in Victorian women aged 15-44 (All children and young people who experience family violence are affected in some way. People who inflict domestic and family violence assume they have the right to be in charge and dominate people close to them. �a�6&�����O |w@VMVHD��ʾ[��-��e��^ %�� �2''l�bx�_m,�)�����e��{h,��S7*ha�Z�{���怮TimF;�����8
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(Measuring the Extent of Domestic Violence, Ferrante, A., et al, 1996)The homicide figures are particularly stark. Most often it involves men abusing their current or former female partners, girlfriends or wives.Abuse can also occur in gay and lesbian relationships, or between parents and older children, siblings or any other family members. ( common abusive behaviors or tactics. �N�#L�Hn��h�J�b�R�����t��� *4 Advice about domestic violence and help at court Legal Aid funds a Women’s Domestic Violence Court Assistance Service. endobj
A variety of different federal agencies administer programs needed by immigrant survivors of domestic violence. This fact sheet discusses how to help a child navigate a relationship with an abusive parent.Provides parents with information on how to talk to children about domestic violence.
The severity and frequency of violence often escalates over time.Any behaviour or action that constitutes family violence is unacceptable, even if it is not of a type which is currently a criminal offence.Family violence directly contravenes Australia’s commitment to the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), and the Rights of the Child.As a signatory to CEDAW, all Australian governments must continue to implement policies and programs to eradicate discrimination in all its forms, against all women. In the Australian component of the International Violence Against Women Survey, 20% of Aboriginal women had experienced physical violence in the previous 12 months compared to 7% of non-Aboriginal women.Just over 2% of the Australian population is Aboriginal, but Aboriginal women accounted for 15% of homicide victims in Australia in 2002-03.
This fact sheet discusses the importance of recognizing and dealing with one's own feelings before talking to children.Provides information on how to talk to children about domestic violence.