Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Supporting community solutions to family violence
Other Titles:	Australian Social Work
Authors:	Taylor, Judy Gentle, Ian Weetra, Colin Cheers, Brian
Year:	2004
Citation:	No 1; Section 71 Vol.: 57
Notes:	Competing discourses have always figured prominently in policy debates about violence against women and children. Legislation and services to address it have largely been developed from theory and empirical knowledge of domestic violence occurring in intimate relationships. Knowledge from an Indigenous perspective about family violence, embedded in a context of colonisation and involving a broader range of relationships, has been less influential. One of the consequences of this is that when Indigenous communities identify solutions to address family violence holistically, these solutions are difficult to implement. Research with a remote South Australian Aboriginal community, looking for ways to reduce the level of family violence, resulted in new understandings of it. Linking issues of economic deprivation, dispossession and the breaking down of culture, the community devised a holistic community development approach to reduce family violence. This paper identifies the waves of understanding about family violence and argues that community-initiated solutions must be supported by policy and funding options based on an Indigenous understanding of family violence
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/16983
Physical description:	Pages 71-83
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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