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Catholic sector welcome plan to end family violence
Catholic Social Services Australia and the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council have welcomed the launch of the Albanese Government’s first dedicated plan to end family violence against First Nations women and children.Â
Good Sams create Haven for survivors of family violence
Melbourne has a new place of healing, refuge and recovery for those escaping family violence with the blessing and official opening of the Good Samaritan Haven, following six years of planning, design and building. Source: The Good Oil.
MacKillop House fundraiser told education the surest safeguard
Speakers at the annual Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn Women’s Taskforce dinner challenged a capacity crowd to consider how institutions can act now to reduce gender-based violence and support vulnerable women and children. Source: Catholic Voice.
Sydney clergy learn how to respond to domestic violence
Sydney archdiocesan clergy gathered at Waterview in Bicentennial Park on August 28 for a conference on safeguarding families from domestic violence. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Benchmark in fight against domestic and family violence
An eye-catching purple bench which offers not just a seat but provides a powerful message has been unveiled in Mary MacKillop Plaza in Adelaide. Source: The Southern Cross.
Cathedral holds night of prayer for domestic violence victims
Domestic and family violence victims, survivors, their extended families, communities, those who had caused harm and those working in the system came to St Stephen’s Cathedral in Brisbane for a night of prayer. Source: The Catholic Leader.Â
Church groups stepping up to support victims of domestic violence
Domestic violence remains a pervasive issue in Australia and is still the leading cause of homelessness for women and children, says McAuley Community Services for Women chief executive Jocelyn Bignold. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Coercive control to become a criminal offence in Queensland
Frontline workers in Queensland are welcoming new laws that make coercive control a criminal offence as the state grapples with the ongoing scourge of domestic and family violence. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Victorian trial aims to keep victims of domestic violence ‘Safe at Home’
Safe at Home – a Victorian-first trial response to family violence that aims to keep women and children safe at home while preventing homelessness – was launched last week. Source: McAuley.