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We have lost another,
and another
and another life
to this pandemic.
We have yelled
warning after warning
& yet they go unheard
#HerNameIsKobi #EnoughIsEnough #DAVTW @davtw2 @drvyom @JaneCaro @DrWilliams @duskywhalerkate @tarang_chawla @Drhutch2011 @DMckateface @NatCookMP
and another
and another life
to this pandemic.
We have yelled
warning after warning
& yet they go unheard
#HerNameIsKobi #EnoughIsEnough #DAVTW @davtw2 @drvyom @JaneCaro @DrWilliams @duskywhalerkate @tarang_chawla @Drhutch2011 @DMckateface @NatCookMP
While the government asks why
and feigns confusion,
we cry even louder
and mourn our dead and suffering.
@ScottMorrisonMP says
“The events that lead to this is hard to understand, and how people can take these such violent and appalling
and feigns confusion,
we cry even louder
and mourn our dead and suffering.
@ScottMorrisonMP says
“The events that lead to this is hard to understand, and how people can take these such violent and appalling
While the government asks why
and feigns confusion,
we cry even louder
and mourn our dead and suffering.
#ListenToTheExperts #DomesticViolencePrevention #FamilyCourtReform
We can help you understand @ScottMorrisonMP if you would just listen! https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/mar/09/domestic-violence-womens-safety-advocates-say-coalition-is-ignoring-experts
and feigns confusion,
we cry even louder
and mourn our dead and suffering.
#ListenToTheExperts #DomesticViolencePrevention #FamilyCourtReform
We can help you understand @ScottMorrisonMP if you would just listen! https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/mar/09/domestic-violence-womens-safety-advocates-say-coalition-is-ignoring-experts
A token effort again and again, yet there is no stemming the flow of loss.
#EnoughIsEnough #DAVTW
#DomesticViolencePrevention
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/mar/05/coalition-pledges-an-extra-328m-to-counter-domestic-violence
Have we seen any improvements with this $328million or was it another empty announcement?
#EnoughIsEnough #DAVTW
#DomesticViolencePrevention
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/mar/05/coalition-pledges-an-extra-328m-to-counter-domestic-violence
Have we seen any improvements with this $328million or was it another empty announcement?
A token effort again and again,
Announcements without expert consultation
Funding reannounced for appearance sake
Little to no positive impact
#DomesticViolence
@crikey_news @AndrewPStreet https://www.crikey.com.au/2020/10/02/government-domestic-violence-funding/
Announcements without expert consultation
Funding reannounced for appearance sake
Little to no positive impact
#DomesticViolence
@crikey_news @AndrewPStreet https://www.crikey.com.au/2020/10/02/government-domestic-violence-funding/
A token effort again and again,
#Morrison announces $1million to be in the next budget (not now) for an advisory group that will represent First Nations communities dealing with domestic violence
Far short of the $3.7 mil on the #MilkshakeVideo https://www.sbs.com.au/news/women-s-support-centres-in-the-nt-welcome-budget-promises-but-call-for-more-local-support
#Morrison announces $1million to be in the next budget (not now) for an advisory group that will represent First Nations communities dealing with domestic violence
Far short of the $3.7 mil on the #MilkshakeVideo https://www.sbs.com.au/news/women-s-support-centres-in-the-nt-welcome-budget-promises-but-call-for-more-local-support
We cry out “we need better”, they take more away.
We ask for Family Court reform, make it better, safer, & to put children first.
The # #MorrisonGovernment, #LNP #OneNation & @Senator_Patrick take this specialist essential service away. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-18/family-court-merger-federal-circuit-court-reactions/13168506
We ask for Family Court reform, make it better, safer, & to put children first.
The # #MorrisonGovernment, #LNP #OneNation & @Senator_Patrick take this specialist essential service away. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-18/family-court-merger-federal-circuit-court-reactions/13168506
Repeated reforms & government guiding where domestic violence research and funds go has often causes further risk of harm to victims of domestic violence!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-11/concern-over-reinvest-domestic-violence-program/13138182 @DrWilliams @kelfuller
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-11/concern-over-reinvest-domestic-violence-program/13138182 @DrWilliams @kelfuller
We are unprotected, our cries unheard, our demands unmet, our mothers, daughters, sisters and children lost at an alarming rate
#HerNameWasKelly #KellyWilkinson
We go to the police for help, yet again & again fail to receive it.
#JusticeSystemFailedHer https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/apr/24/kelly-wilkinson-sought-help-from-the-police-almost-every-day-after-her-first-domestic-violence-complaint-so-what-went-wrong
#HerNameWasKelly #KellyWilkinson
We go to the police for help, yet again & again fail to receive it.
#JusticeSystemFailedHer https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/apr/24/kelly-wilkinson-sought-help-from-the-police-almost-every-day-after-her-first-domestic-violence-complaint-so-what-went-wrong
Despite violent histories, many are still granted custody of children, putting them at risk. If these arrangements are resisted by the other parent due to fear their child will be abused the consequences can be significant.
#FamilyCourtReform #DV https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-23/dad-threatened-to-kill-baby-kobi-months-before-murder-suicide/100090648
#FamilyCourtReform #DV https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-23/dad-threatened-to-kill-baby-kobi-months-before-murder-suicide/100090648
Lost in life, lost in soul, lost in death.
The consequence of domestic violence is so much more than the tip of the iceberg with deaths we see in the news every week.
#EnoughIsEnough #DAVTW
#DomesticViolencePrevention #DV #JusticeSystemReform
The consequence of domestic violence is so much more than the tip of the iceberg with deaths we see in the news every week.
#EnoughIsEnough #DAVTW
#DomesticViolencePrevention #DV #JusticeSystemReform
The harms from domestic violence include in multitudes of physical injuries, chronic pain, brain injury (usually undetected), stress related physical health conditions, and miscarriage or stillbirths.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-06/urgent-plea-for-domestic-violence-concussion-policy/12628874 @DrWilliams
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-06/urgent-plea-for-domestic-violence-concussion-policy/12628874 @DrWilliams
The psychological impacts alone lead to significant harm both mental health & physical! Mental health conditions such as PTSD with chronic trauma & risk of harm, often poorly or underdiagnosed & treated, further exacerbating the trauma.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-23/pyschiatrists-back-coercive-control-law-change/13183850 @DrWilliams
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-23/pyschiatrists-back-coercive-control-law-change/13183850 @DrWilliams
Drugs/alcohol use, poor self esteem, developmental issues, poor self care, homeless, financial stress/poverty, negative impacts on employment & education, self harm and suicide. These lifelong consequences affect the abused partner & the children severely! https://womensagenda.com.au/latest/a-trauma-recovery-centre-is-critical-for-survivors-of-domestic-family-violence/
This cannot continue.
This will not be allowed to continue!
As @DrWilliams states this is a national crisis, it is a major public health issue & we all need to do better!
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
#EnoughIsEnough #DAVTW
#DomesticViolencePrevention #DV https://womensagenda.com.au/latest/we-see-it-cant-always-help-why-doctors-are-campaigning-against-violence-towards-women/
This will not be allowed to continue!
As @DrWilliams states this is a national crisis, it is a major public health issue & we all need to do better!
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
#EnoughIsEnough #DAVTW
#DomesticViolencePrevention #DV https://womensagenda.com.au/latest/we-see-it-cant-always-help-why-doctors-are-campaigning-against-violence-towards-women/
