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| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor.author | Koori Domestic Violence Network Group | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-06-30T23:37:07Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2022-06-30T23:37:07Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2004 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/18106 | - |
| dc.format | 52 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. | en |
| dc.language | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Office of the Status of Women, Dept of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | en |
| dc.subject | Perpetrator programs | en |
| dc.subject | Indigenous issues | en |
| dc.subject | Cross-cultural | en |
| dc.title | Our words, our way : a community consultation on issues of domestic and family violence and related services | en |
| dc.type | Booklet | en |
| dc.identifier.catalogid | 5372 | en |
| dc.subject.keyword | new_record | en |
| dc.subject.keyword | Booklet | en |
| dc.subject.keyword | National | en |
| dc.description.notes | "Funded by the Australian Government under Partnerships for Domestic Violence" -- back cover.<br/ >General overview: This report describes a community consultation conducted with local service providers and Aboriginal people in the New South Wales towns of Bega and Eden. The consultation revealed unmet needs in the areas of family support, men’s services, counselling and youth support.<br/ ><br/ >Objective: The Bega Valley Koori Domestic Violence Workers’ Network (the Network) set out to research the prevalence of family violence, to raise awareness in Aboriginal communities of the effects of family violence, to identify community needs for services for Aboriginal women and children experiencing family violence, and to make recommendations to address gaps in services.<br/ ><br/ >Results: Community members reported that health services were the services that looked after their needs the most. Other services frequently nominated were domestic/family violence services, housing support services and the Aboriginal Legal Service. Services provided specifically for Aboriginal people were nominated more frequently (47 times) than mainstream services (38 times). When asked what makes a good service, community members suggested Aboriginal workers, friendly faces, helpful people and people that know what they are talking about.<br/ ><br/ >Community members reported that most Kooris would choose family and friends for help when experiencing family violence, followed by the police, the Aboriginal Safe House, the Women’s Refuge, and Southern Women’s Housing. Of services actually accessed, the most important are income support, health and housing services. When asked to nominate the causes of family violence, respondents most frequently mentioned drugs and alcohol, followed by poverty, family fights, overcrowding, boredom and unemployment. When asked what you would like to see for the community, a local drug and alcohol service was mentioned frequently, as were employment and activities for youth.<br/ ><br/ >Of the service providers, most had participated in cultural awareness training and said that they would be interested in participating in further cultural awareness training. Particular interest was expressed in training with a local focus and local Aboriginal participation. There were 19 services that had Aboriginal people on staff. Services believed that a culturally appropriate service would have Aboriginal employees, as well as employees with awareness of local issues, respect, honesty, willingness to learn, and appropriate body language. When asked what barriers the service experiences in providing a service to Aboriginal people, the majority blamed ‘the system’, such as lack of funding, while many pointed to characteristics of Aboriginal people, such as lack of trust in mainstream services, lack of knowledge about the service and poor compliance. Service providers identified family support, men’s support (including drug and alcohol services and perpetrator programs), counselling, youth services (including drug and alcohol services and mental health) and education in cultural awareness and domestic/family violence, as areas of unmet need.<br/ ><br/ >Conclusion: The Network recommended the funding of an Aboriginal Community Development Worker, a Men’s Support Worker and an Aboriginal Family Violence Outreach Worker. It also recommended that service providers receive cultural awareness training and family violence training. | en |
| dc.date.entered | 2007-07-19 | en |
| dc.publisher.place | Canberra | en |
| dc.description.physicaldescription | 52 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. | en |
| Appears in Collections: | General Resources | |
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