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Advocacy for safety and empowerment: State of knowledge paper

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Publisher: Anrows, 2015

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This paper analyses critical, policy, service and research literature on responses to Aboriginal women experiencing family and domestic violence in Australia; focusing on non-legal and non-clinical services and women’s specialist services in regional and remote settings. As a critical review, the paper highlights problems in using ideas of “effectiveness” and “success” to drive objectives in service delivery; and seeks to re-centre aspirations for empowerment alongside those for safety.

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Rural, remote and regional differences in women’s health: Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health

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Publisher: Prepared for the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, 2011

Status – CURRENT

The report explores findings relevant to the health disadvantage in rural communities and is structured into three broad themes: 1. Generally poorer health of women living in regional and remote areas; 2. Differences in access to and use of a wide range of health services;  3. The resilience of rural women and characteristics of life in rural communities which ameliorate sometimes difficult conditions.  It shows examples where government policies have been effective in reducing health inequities, as well as highlighting situations in which changes in policies and practices could lead to further improvements.

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