In 2018, Kristine Hewett and Keron Beath noticed a gap in services for women who have experienced domestic violence and sexual abuse and set about creating their own charity, Adamas Nexus.
The Domestic Violence Crisis Service (DVCS) has received more calls than ever to their 24/7 hotline, and an increased demand for crisis accommodation since the lockdown began, which CEO Sue Webeck thinks are good signs.
A man has shot dead five people, including a three-year-old girl, during a six-minute killing spree with a pump-action shotgun in the southern English city of Plymouth in what police believe was a case of domestic-related violence.
The Domestic Violence Crisis Service (DVCS) will remain available 24/7 throughout the ACT’s lockdown period to help Canberrans affected by domestic, family, and intimate partner violence.
New research is challenging the commonly held belief that children who grow up with domestic violence are more likely to perpetuate domestic abuse or be victims themselves into adulthood.
The New South Wales Parliament’s Joint Select Committee on Coercive Control’s report, released today, unanimously recommends the criminalisation of coercive control but that criminalisation alone will not work without systemic reform.
Hidden behind happy yellow doors, the Dignity and Desire Women’s and Baby street pantry offers anything and everything for those struggling and doing it tough.
Located in Ngunnawal, the pantry popped up 12...
Sue Webeck is the new CEO of the ACT Domestic Violence Crisis Service (DVCS), and she plans to bring conversations about domestic violence prevention into the spotlight.
With significant experience working within the...
