🔎 Central Australian Women’s Legal Service provides legal services for all women in the Central Australia and Barkly regions, with offices in Alice Springs and Tennant Creek. At CAWLS, we are committed to providing representation and excellent outcomes for our clients through law reform, legal advice and representation, community legal education and outreach. Our staff…
Domestic and family Violence hurts the whole family… 😔 The long-term impacts of witnessing violence against a family member cannot be underestimated… ❌ No person, child, or family should have to live with this daily fear… ⚠ CONTENT WARNING: Domestic Violence/Sensitive Material in the link below 🗣️ Teenager Liam* witnessed his mother being attacked by…
🔔 Sometimes you just have to remind yourself of your power … and if you need help? CAWLS is here to assist 🤍 📞 1800 684 055
Just because you may not be working or busy the whole weekend, doesn’t mean you HAVE to over commit yourself to things 🚫 Know your power that it is okay to say no to things 🙅♀️💜
If you come to visit us at CAWLS & you feel like getting creative, ask us for a copy of our new mindfulness colouring-in books & pencils! ✍️💛 💭 Did you know, colouring has the ability to relax the fear centre of your brain as it induces the same state as meditating by reducing the…
Victim-survivors of sexual assault in the Northern Territory can now re-claim control of their narrative. ✔️ This week, Parliament has taken a much needed step forward in passing amendments to legislation that previously prevented victim-survivors from speaking out about their own experience, unless they had a court order. 🚫 These “gag laws” were a failing of the…
Technology Reminder ⚠️🕵️ Scammers are using the spread of COVID-19 to take advantage of people across Australia 💻 If you have been scammed or have seen a scam, you can make a report on the Scamwatch website and find more information about where to get help 🔗 ℹ️ www.scamwatch.gov.au/report-a-scam
The High Court has revealed an independent investigation it commissioned has found six former associates were sexually harassed by former Justice Dyson Heydon. We promise to DO BETTER. We promise to CALL OUT sexism and harassment. We promise, as members of the legal industry, to EXPECT BETTER from our leading officials. ℹ➡ https://ab.co/2VcYrCb
🤍 Domestic violence is PHYSICAL ABUSE ❌🤍 Domestic violence is CONTROLLING BEHAVIOUR ❌🤍 Domestic violence is EMOTIONAL ABUSE ❌🤍 Domestic violence is FINANCIAL ABUSE ❌🤍 Domestic violence is PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE ❌🤍 Domestic violence is SEXUAL ABUSE ❌🤍 Domestic violence is VERBAL ABUSE ❌ 📚 We highly recommend the book “If He’s So Great, Why Do…
🔎 ABC reports that NT Police figures show that domestic violence-related assaults increased by as much as 25% in Central Australia and the Barkly Region during the first months of the coronavirus lockdown… 😔 However, the women’s shelters in Alice Springs & Tennant Creek both reported being quieter than usual during this time. Of concern,…
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