In 2019, an Australian-first study revealed that victims of domestic and family violence are 10 times more likely than others to experience myriad legal problems such as family, civil & criminal law disputes ⚖️ 🗣️ “Combatting domestic & family violence requires a complex and coordinated response across ALL jurisdictions and human service providers” explains President…
😲 It is now just under two weeks until our first training of ‘Identifying & Responding to Family Violence’ for 2022 … don’t miss out on your tickets to this crucial and worthwhile training for community and sector staff 📖💪 CAWLS are collaborating with other local service providers to deliver an integrated training where participants…
Why women only services? 😔♀️ … because, victim survivors of domestic violence are ten times more likely to experience other legal problems 😔⚖️ ⚖️ Central Australian Women’s Legal Service ⚖️ Top End Women’s Legal Service ⚖️ Katherine Women’s Information & Legal Service
📣 Attention Tennant Creek Service Providers 👋 CAWLS is delivering ‘Identifying and Responding to Family Violence’ Training on Tuesday 29 March in Tennant Creek. 🗣️ This training aims to strengthen understandings of family violence and its legal responses, including mandatory reporting obligations. Local Tennant Creek services such as the Tangentyere Women’s Family Safety Group, Tennant…
Experiencing domestic & family violence can have significant legal impacts… 🧑⚖️ 📃 In 2019, the ‘Law and Justice Foundation’ conducted the first quantitate assessment on legal and related problems coinciding with DFV. 📑 Key findings included, that those who had experienced DFV, were 10 times more likely than others, to experience other legal problems, particularly…
Why women only services? 🤔♀️ … because, victim survivors of domestic violence are 16 times more likely to experience family law issues 😔⚖️ ⚖️ Central Australian Women’s Legal Service ⚖️ Top End Women’s Legal Service ⚖️ Katherine Women’s Information & Legal Service
🎙️ This week on Sister’s in Law, our team put the spotlight on ‘International Women’s Day’ ♀️ CAWLS Staff, Meaghan and Jazz, were in the studio discussing how to #BreakTheBias in every day life, the challenges women face in male-dominated fields (such as law) and why women specialist services are essential 🗣️ CAWLS acknowledge the…
🤔 What rights do victims have? 🤔 What supports exist for victims? 🤔 What is the ‘Victims of Crime Charter’ and how can it help victims? 💭 CAWLS is here to answer these questions and more, with ‘Understanding the Rights of Victims of Crime’ – a free online webinar, in conjunction with CatholicCare NT 👋…
Yesterday, we celebrated the strength, resistance & power of all women for International Women’s Day and its 2022 theme of #BreakTheBias 💜♀️ Over the weekend, CAWLS and other local services, came together to acknowledge the incredible leadership of women in Alice Springs at the ‘Equal Futures Fair’ ✨ We recognise the challenges women face every…
😞 Intimate partner violence contributes to more death, disability and illness in Australian women aged 15-44, than any other preventable risk factor, including smoking, obesity & high blood pressure… 🔎➡️ https://bit.ly/ANROWSBurdenofDisease ⚖️ Central Australian Women’s Legal Service ⚖️ Top End Women’s Legal Service ⚖️ Katherine Women’s Information & Legal Service
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