Children traumatised by domestic violence are being burdened with anxiety, sleep disorders, behavioural issues and are more likely to be exposed to mental illness. With waiting lists for some children's mental health services growing to more than three months, counsellors and academics are calling for greater awareness and support programs in primary schools...more

A victim of domestic violence was nearly deported because an understaffed Canberra women's shelter almost missed the Immigration department's reporting deadlines... More

Women who have fled to the ACT to escape abusive relationships are increasingly being stalked and harassed by violent ex-partners who use online tracking devices and social media to hunt them down...more

Nearly three years on from a meeting that helped changed the way the ACT responded to domestic and family violence, survivors, sector staff and politicians will sit down again to focus on how abuse affects the next generation. More

Warning signs of domestic and family violence are being ignored because of a misconception that the abuse must be physical for it to be reported, a parliamentary inquiry has heard... More

Nearly 20 per cent of women who took their own lives were known to police because they were exposed to domestic violence as children, a new report by the NSW Domestic Violence Review Team has revealed... More

A front-line provider of accommodation and support services for Canberra women and children escaping domestic violence faces another Christmas struggling with reduced funding and concerns that their services are under threat if the situation does not improve. Beryl Women Inc. is Australia’s longest-running... More

Domestic Violence Orders made interstate will now be recognised and enforced in the ACT and vice versa after the roll-out of a national scheme over the weekend. Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, Yvette Berry said the roll-out on Saturday 25 November coincided with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the start of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence... More