“There’s a commonly held idea that children are not affected by domestic violence if they are not in the room when it happened. However, that is a misconception; we now know the evidence is clear that children are impacted and can be severely traumatised. Children experience the yelling, the hitting,...
As the candles are burning, we will remember them – National Day of Remembrance
The month of May marks Domestic Violence Prevention Month and together with the Women’s Council for Family and Domestic Violence, Yorgum Aboriginal Corporation and the Lucy Saw Centre Association Inc, we came together as the darkness enveloped the day, on May 1, the National Day of Remembrance, and lit candles...
Legal Aid gets DV-Informed
Stopping Family Violence (SFV) Operations Manager Mark O'Hare teamed up with Legal Aid WA’s Family Violence Specialist Consultant Michael Hovane to deliver essential Family and Domestic Violence (FDV) training across two days through a series of workshops for staff from the Family Division - including lawyers, paralegals, admin and secretarial...
Opening to SFV Showcase “What’s New in FDV Interventions” …CEO Damian Green
I'd like to echo the welcome already given today and thank you all for coming. It is great to see such a diverse range of stakeholders come along today to hear about our work. I would also like to acknowledge the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation and pay my...
