On the first Wednesday of May each year, candlelight vigils are held across Australia in remembrance of those who have died due to domestic and family violence.
May is Domestic Violence Awareness Month,...
Social distancing has made fundraising opportunities harder to come by, and the non-government, not-for-profit service has had to completely change its approach.
As the methods of technology-facilitated abuse continue to evolve, corporations like Commonwealth Bank and just recently Westpac are stepping up and playing a role in the fight against coercive control and domestic...
With neighbouring coronavirus hotspots now raising the possibility of more isolation for Canberrans this Christmas, ACT Policing is urging the community not to delay seeking help with domestic and family violence services.
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Starting from next weekend, your sunny Sunday mornings could be spent in the tranquil gardens of the Gorman Arts Centre in Braddon doing yoga for free - for a good cause.
The 9am...
ACT Policing carried out its second multi-agency Family Violence intervention operation last week (25-26 September), conducting compliance checks on known family violence offenders.
The Women’s Legal Centre ACT has issued double the advices on domestic and family violence matters during COVID-19, compared to this time last year.
In addition, the Centre has seen a significant increase...
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) is calling on the next ACT Government to invest in the Territory’s women, children and families in a 2020 ACT Election issue brief.
The ACT Government has provided the support services of victims of crimes with a short-term funding boost after dramatic increases in reports of family violence, sexual assault and stalking strained their resources.
Victim...
The number of women experiencing an escalation in physical or sexual violence and feeling too unsafe to leave their partner during the pandemic has increased, new data from the Australian Institute of...
In ‘The First Time He Hit Her’, local author Heidi Lemon takes readers into the world of Canberra mother-of-three, Tara Costigan, as her relationship with Marcus Rappel spirals out of control and ends in 2015 when Rappel kills Tara at her home.
