This is the point we are at, folks.

Some of DomesticViolenceNSW’s member services are handing out tents to women & children in regional NSW because there are no other options for safe accommodation.

#DFV

Criminologist Michael Salter tells us what kind of young boy grows up to be a man that carries out acts of domestic violence.

'To hear our PM reaffirm that his government are committed to ending domestic and family violence, and in the same announcement offer no new real solution or injection of funding into the priority areas the sector has asked for investment in, is gut-wrenching.' Delia Donovan

Watch it here:

Delia Donovan talks with Missing Perspectives about our Domestic Violence Prevention Month campaign.
Read it here: missingperspectives.com/posts/their-wo…

Real change requires real investment. Now is the time for action.

Delia Donovan spoke with Laura Tingle Sarah Ferguson about the dire need to invest in the domestic violence sector.
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'We’ve made it very clear to [the premier, Chris Minns that] changing the bail laws alone is not going to get the job done,” Elise, DVNSW Deputy CEO speaking to the Guardian Australia theguardian.com/australia-news…

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Strong words in The Sydney Morning Herald Editorial this morning, following the horrendous death of Molly Ticehurst.

Any review, Royal Commission or Taskforce response to the current crisis must include representation from the domestic and family violence sector and lived expertise. The ‘frontline’…

'We are in a national emergency.'
Australians deserve real action, real change and real investment. Now.

Delia Donovan on ABC News this morning.

‘If they’d have kept him in jail as the police wanted, we wouldn’t be having this conversation.”

As much as we may dream of alternative solutions, sometimes abusers are so hell-bent on killing their current or former partner that gaoling them is the only way their victim can…

'We need systems and courts that prioritise the safety of victim-survivors, above all else. ADVO’s must be taken seriously, and we must examine how we minimise risk when a perpetrator has already broken the law. Adequate investment is also required,' Delia Donovan

35% of young people accessing homelessness services in Australia have experienced domestic and family violence (AIHW, 2023). This Youth Homelessness Matters Day, let’s commit to holding children and young people in view, together we can do more! #YHMD2024

Like many others, DVNSW were shocked and saddened by the acts of violence in Bondi on Saturday. We encourage all people to take care. If you're struggling, please check out this link: abc.net.au/news/2014-12-2…

Over 2,800 people have signed the pledge to end domestic and family violence - imagine the difference we could make if that was 2.8 million! Thanks Michael Regan MP for your support! Sign and share the pledge - change.org/dvendswithme

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Stand on the right side of history - be part of the community that ends domestic and family violence. Thank you for your support Micaela Cronin!
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We are almost at 3,000 signatures - let's keep it going. The information in our pledge can make a real difference - you sharing it can make a real difference. Sign and share the pledge change.org/dvendswithme. Grateful for your support Abigail Boyd

The NSW government is about to release their first Primary Prevention Action Plan – all that’s missing is the funding needed to achieve the outcomes.
Let’s get it right, invest in ending the violence before it starts.  
Delia Donovan Jodie Harrison MP
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