Domestic, Family & Sexual Violence

Katherine Women’s Information & Legal Service (KWILS) is a not-for-profit Community Legal Centre based in Katherine, Northern Territory. We are a specialist women’s legal service providing all women, and those who identify as women, in Katherine and the Big Rivers Region access to free and professional legal and support services, with a particular focus on the reduction of domestic, family and sexual violence. We also provide community legal education and undertake advocacy and law reform work in areas that improve gender equity and address gendered violence.

KWILS aims to ensure that all women in the Katherine region have access to free legal advice and representation in the following areas:

• Domestic, Family and Personal Violence
• Child protection
• Family Law
• Discrimination (age, sex, race, gender etc)
• Employment (including sexual harassment)
• Government complaints (including the conduct of Police, Corrections & Education)
• Health Care Complaints Commission (including the conduct of Health Care, Aged Care and Disability Care Providers)
• Coronial Inquests
• Tenancy Law (public and private tenancies)
• Social Security/Centrelink
• Consumer law (Credit & Debts)
• Victims of Crime and Motor Accidents Compensation

Operated by Territory Families, Lajamanu Safe House provides short-term accommodation and support for women and their children in crisis or escaping domestic violence

Operated by Territory Families, Maningrida Safe House provides short-term accommodation and support for women and their children in crisis or escaping domestic violence.

This program was developed by the Forum of Australian Services for Survivors of Torture and Trauma, to support survivors of torture and trauma by providing specialised services to improve their emotional and mental wellbeing. The Program is open to permanently resettled refugees and humanitarian entrants and those on temporary substantive visas living in the community, who are experiencing psychological or psychosocial difficulties related to their experience before coming to Australia. It offers a safe, professional and nurturing environment for clients to discuss their pain, deal with their grief and address their fears. Ultimately, the Program’s goal is to help clients to heal, with a focus on counselling.

Melaleuca Australia places great importance on creating workshops where families experience a supportive, nurturing and learning environment. Content is delivered in language or with interpreters present and covers a range of topics including:

• Positive parenting and care approaches
• Maintaining healthy family relationships
• Child protection
• Domestic Violence
• Managing Family Conflict
• Skills to develop respectful relationships

The Melaleuca Australia Settlement Support Services program aims to equip and empower humanitarian entrants, other eligible permanent migrants and their communities to meet their settlement needs within their first five years within Australia.

The Program provides clients with settlement-related information, advice, advocacy and assistance to access mainstream and other relevant services. The key components include:

• Facilitating acquisition of English language skills
• Supporting engagement with education and training; and
• Building employment readiness

MensLine Australia is a free telephone and online counselling service, offering support for Australian men anywhere, anytime.

Crisis accommodation Gove provides the highest of client care, confidentiality and support to all women and children experiencing domestic or family violence in an environment that is non-discriminatory, participatory, and culturally respectful.

The service is committed to promoting the health, wellbeing, and safety of all our clients and their families. A team of Support Workers and a Family & Children Support Worker provide 24/7 assistance.

Providing education and resources relating to domestic or family violence and involvement in community development activities.

Provision of support services to women and children who are at risk of or are experiencing domestic or family violence. Advocacy, information, education, referrals to empower women & their families towards self care, and self resilience in community life.’

Operated by Territory Families, Ngukurr Safe House provides short-term accommodation and support for women and their children in crisis or escaping domestic violence.