domestic violence
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How SBS Drama ‘Safe Home’ Looks at Domestic Violence With Nuance and Care
Phoebe Rook (Aisha Dee) is a 20-something starting work as communications specialist for the Family Violence Legal Service, a state-wide community centre providing free legal assistance for people escaping domestic and family violence in Victoria. Tasked with raising the centre’s profile amid rumours of funding cuts, Phoebe is quickly confronted with her own assumptions of…
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Learn the Discreet Hand Signal That Could Save a Life
The “Signal for Help” is a simple gesture — display your hand, palm out, then close your fingers over your thumb — but it could save your life.
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Why I Stayed In An Abusive Relationship
“You’re a bitch! Why do you make me do this?! This is all your fault.” He pinned me to the bed as he screamed in my face. My boyfriend of nearly three years was drunk again. That was what started his rampage in the first place; that I dared to be upset by his alcoholism.…