Recognising and Responding to Domestic and Family Violence

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Facts about Domestic/Family Violence ‣ According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics: “23% of Australian women who have ever been married or in a defacto relationship experienced violence by a partner at some time during the relationship” (ABS 1996) ‣ Domestic violence can result in severe physical injury (which can cause permanent disability); and its ultimate result can be murder ‣Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women, more than auto accidents, rapes and muggings combined. Women’s independence in making the decision to leave may be compromised by her partner’s need to dominate her and control many aspects of her life
Facts about Domestic/Family Violence- Cont’d ‣ Of all the murder-suicides in Australia from July 1989 – June 1996, 43% were committed by partners or former partners of the victims. Of these, 73.6% of victims were women and 91.4% of the offenders were men” (Australian Institute of Criminology March 1998) ‣ We regularly hear on the news of “domestic disputes” where people are killed. We do not hear how these people were victims of ongoing domestic violence, which culminated in their murder. Instead, the issue is masked as being an argument gone wrong, a once off dispute. Domestic violence is rarely a once-off incident. It is an ongoing cycle of abuse
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