Coercive and controlling behaviour is at the heart of domestic and family violence. Coercive control creates invisible chains and a sense of fear that pervades all elements of a survivor’s life. It
The Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing welcomes today’s commitment of $4.7 billion from the Federal Government, to end gender-based violence in Australia. Moreover, we welcome the recognition that family,
After two years, 80 submissions and 10 public hearings, the historic Senate Inquiry into Missing and Murdered First Nations women and children handed down its report on Thursday, August 15.
Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner Micaela Cronin has handed down the report card on the progress of the National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children. The Commission
Today, the National Alliance of Domestic and Family Violence Specialist Services – representing more than 200 specialist service providers, including the Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing, and thousands of
The Family and Domestic Violence System Reform Plan was released by Government on April 26, 2024. The Plan was a direct outcome of the Family and Domestic Violence Taskforce, convened
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The Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians and first peoples of Australia. We recognise the impacts of colonisation and dispossession and the contemporary disadvantage experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing is committed to working alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and men to end violence against their women and children in Western Australia.
The Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing acknowledges the strength and resilience of adults, children and young people who have experienced family and domestic violence. We pay respects to those who did not survive and acknowledge the families, friends and communities who have lost loved ones to this preventable and widespread issue. We are committed to ensuring responses to family and domestic violence are informed by lived experience.
The Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing recognises, welcomes and respects people of diverse gender, sex and sexuality. We are committed to greater inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer people (LGBTIQ).
