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NTWLS Advocacy Series | Wrap Up of Advocacy Series

Over the last six weeks, we have been sharing core reasons WHY specialist women’s legal services continue to be needed across the Northern Territory & Australia Need a reminder? Here’s just a few Because… … violence against women & their children costs Australia $22 billion annually … the rate…

NTWLS Advocacy Series | Women with disability face more violence

Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show, women living with a disability are almost twice as likely to experience partner violence Although three in four women with a disability experienced anxiety or fear following their most recent incident of physical assault by a man, fewer than one in three reported it…

NTWLS Advocacy Series | Women with a disability and violence at home

Why women only services? … because, women with a disability are almost twice as likely to experience violence when living with a partner Central Australian Women’s Legal Service Top End Women’s Legal Service Katherine Women’s Information & Legal Service

NTWLS Advocacy Series | Family violence myths and facts

MYTH: Family violence is rare & doesn’t affect many people FACT: Family violence has long been a hidden & underreported problem, but it is a VERY widespread social issue in Australia and around the world 1 in 4 Australian women have experienced physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner… …

NTWLS Advocacy Series | 8 in 10 have never contacted police…

Why women only services? … because, 8 in 10 women experiencing violence from a current partner have never contacted police Central Australian Women’s Legal Service Top End Women’s Legal Service Katherine Women’s Information & Legal Service

NTWLS Advocacy Series | Women hit hardest by COVID recession

The Grattan Institute confirmed that the COVID recession hit women the hardest, but that women also began the crisis on an uneven footing… Women rely on part time and casual work to a greater extent than men and are more vulnerable to economic downturns Specialist women’s employment and legal advice is one…

NTWLS Advocacy Series | COVID job losses worse for women

Why women only services? … because, more women than men lost their jobs as part of the COVID-19 recession Central Australian Women’s Legal Service Top End Women’s Legal Service Katherine Women’s Information & Legal Service

NTWLS Advocacy Series | Barriers for CALD women accessing appropriate supports

Women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds can face a range of additional barriers in disclosing family & domestic violence… CALD groups require specific supports, that are often not addressed by generalised strategies ANROWS has collated a range of resources, papers, reports and research projects that explore the barriers to service provision…

NTWLS Advocacy Series | CALD women less likely to seek help

Why women only services? … because, women from culturally & linguistically diverse backgrounds are often less likely to seek help Do you know CAWLS runs a service to provide migration advice? Call us on 1800 684 055 to book an appointment with our registered migration agent/lawyer to discuss your situation ……

NTWLS Advocacy Series | Services can help respond to FDV

Services embedded in local communities are more likely to be successful in responding to family & domestic violence. ANROWS has called for specialist domestic and family violence agencies, based on a hub-and-spoke model, to be provided with adequate levels of staffing and funding, to enable reach across large distances and move beyond crisis…