Victorian Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commission – Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission | Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission

Tip sheet: Good practice for working with women on temporary visas in refuge accommodation – inTouch-Tip-Sheet-Good-practice-for-working-with-women-on-temporary-visas-in-refuge-1.pdf

Tip sheet: Women on temporary visas experiencing family violence – Women-on-TVs-Tip-Sheet.pdf (intouch.org.au)

Family Safety Pack – The Australian Government developed this resource in 22 community languages, has information on Australia’s laws regarding family violence, sexual assault, forced marriage and partner visas – Family Safety Pack | Department of Social Services, Australian Government (dss.gov.au)

Peninsula Community Legal Centre – Supporting clients on temporary visas experiencing FV to safely leave relationships and get migration assistance – Guide to Safety Tool 

Victorian Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commission – Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission | Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission

 

Family Safety Pack – The Australian Government developed this resource in 22 community languages, has information on Australia’s laws regarding family violence, sexual assault, forced marriage and partner visas – Family Safety Pack | Department of Social Services, Australian Government (dss.gov.au)

This paper looks at what is currently known about intimate partner violence in Australian refugee communities, and what service providers can do to ensure appropriate support is available to this client group.

  • In addition to physical and sexual violence, women from refugee backgrounds are particularly vulnerable to financial abuse, reproductive coercion and immigration-related violence.

Intimate partner violence in Australian refugee communities | Australian Institute of Family Studies (aifs.gov.au)

General information about visa abuse –

Visa Abuse | Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre

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