Publisher: Women’s Legal Services NSW. October 2013.
Status – CURRENT
Over 1 in 5 women make their first disclosure of DV to their GP, the resource has been developed to assist GP’s to identify and respond more appropriately to women and children who have experienced or are experiencing domestic or family violence.
Publisher: Women’s Health Goulburn North East, 2013
Status – CURRENT
WHGNE has operated a domestic violence specific No Interest Loans (NILS) program since 2007. As a result of this work we recognised that there was a need for resources identifying financial abuse as a form of family violence. Women who were separating from a partner were missing out on services available to them because they were not aware that the financial abuse they had experienced in their past relationship was in fact, family violence. We would regularly hear from women “He controlled all the money. I had nothing to spend on myself or the kids. But he never hit me. That’s not domestic violence is it?” The Federal Government’s National Plan of action to reduce violence against women and their children argues that because financial dependence is a major factor influencing a woman’s decision to remain with an abusive partner, and family violence is also often associated with poverty and homelessness; therefore financial independence and security are essential for leaving and staying away from an abusive partner.
Publisher: Australian Women’s Health Network, 2013
Status – CURRENT
The aim of this project was to create agreed national key performance indicators for women’s health for inclusion in population health planning data collection and analysis and to improve health outcomes by recognizing and understanding the role gender plays in men’s and women’s health.
Publisher: Government of Western Australia Department of Health, November 2007
Status – CURRENT
This policy framework aims to expand options for maternity care in WA, enabling more choice and greater continuity of care for a woman and her family. The aim is to shift the focus from highly medicalised, hospital based maternity models of care towards a greater emphasis on community based primary maternity services.