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Putting the Picture Together: Inquiry into Response by Government Agencies to Complaints of Family Violence and Child Abuse in Aboriginal Communities

Resources July,2002

Authors: Gordon, Sue, Hallahan, Kay, Henry, Darrell
Publishers: Department of Premier and Cabinet, Western Australia, Western Australian Inquiry into Response by Government Agencies to Complaints of Family Violence and Child Abuse in Aboriginal Communities

This inquiry was required to examine the actions of government agencies in responding to complaints of family violence and child abuse in Aboriginal communities, with particular reference to the death […]

Responding to men who perpetrate domestic violence : controversies, interventions and challenges

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Authors: Laing, Lesley
Publishers: Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse

This issues paper discusses the dominant ways in which the causes of domestic violence are understood and the types of intervention with perpetrators that flow from these perspectives. The paper […]

The Coen Local Justice Group : a community response to family violence in Queensland through the Local Justices Initiatives Program

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Authors: Kristiansen, Kari M S, Irving, Megan
Publishers: Indigenous Law Centre, University of New South Wales

This article describes the approach taken by the Coen Local Justice Group in central Cape York to addressing recurrent family violence offending at a local level. The Group’s approach involves […]

Broken Hill and Menindee Rural Crisis Intervention Projects – Community Solutions to Aboriginal Family Violence: Final Report and Model of Best Practice 1999-2000

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Authors: NSW Department for Women
Publishers: NSW Department for Women

This report documents and evaluates the work undertaken by the Broken Hill and Menindee Rural Crisis Intervention Projects in finding community solutions to Aboriginal family violence. The report presents referral […]

Working in indigenous perpetrator programs : proceedings of a forum

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Authors: Thompson, Robyn
Publishers: Ministerial Council for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, 2000

Controversial issues are raised in this conference, but are not new to people living in Aboriginal communities where violence and sexual abuse is, for many, a regular occurrence. Comment throughout […]

Crisis intervention in Aboriginal family violence : summary report

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Authors: Blagg, Harry, Ray, Donella
Publishers: Australia Governemnt: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. Office for Women.

The aim of this project was to explore models of intervention which would respond to the needs of individuals and their families in crisis as a result of Indigenous family […]

Working with Adolescents to: Prevent domestic violence: Indigenous Rural Model Report

Resources January,1999

Authors: Blagg, Harry
Publishers: National Crime Prevention, 1999

This report sets out the framework for a domestic violence prevention initiative specifically targeted towards Indigenous adolescents, their families and communities. It is suited to rural towns with a large […]