The Full Story
What is Domestic Violence?
Family domestic violence is any violent, threatening, coercive, or controlling behavior that occurs in current or past family, domestic, or intimate relationships. It can include physical, financial, emotional, psychological abuse, sexual violence, or any other behaviour which causes the victim to live in fear.
Domestic and family violence can happen to anyone — regardless of country, religion, sexuality, gender, social background socio-economic status, age or culture. It can also happen in any relationship, including with, boyfriends, girlfriends, partners, husbands or wives, ex-boyfriends, ex-girlfriends, ex-partners, ex-husbands or ex-wives, carers or paid support workers, parents, guardians or other family members, adult children, other people you live with or see often, whether inside or outside the home.
What is the Impact of Family & Domestic Violence
The Facts
Domestic and family violence is a leading cause of homelessness in Australia. (individuals without stable housing). An estimated 8 million Australians (which accounts for 41%) have experienced violence (physical and/or sexual) since the age of 15.
One in four households experience family and domestic violence. One in three stay, return or become homeless. As at 1st October 2024 63 women in Australia have been killed at an average of 1.3 women per week.
How Can we Help?
A House Built for our Most Vulnerable
Empowerment
Victims gain a sense of security and control over their living environment.
Community Healing
Safe and secure homes creating healing and hope for the future.
Lives Touched
Impact the lives of 10,000’s domestic violence victims through secure housing solutions and empowerment programs.