Disability Advocates are highly likely to identify gender-based violence or receive disclosures of experiences of violence in their work. Rates of violence against people with disabilities are around twice as high as across the general population. Yet more needs to be done to upskill the disability and family violence sectors on how to work together to support clients experiencing family violence.
Women with Disabilities Victoria and Safe Steps present this Advance Your Advocacy Practice session where they focus on understanding disability, intersectionality and gender-based violence and how to best support someone in a holistic and best practice manner when they have disclosed experiences of violence to you.
You can contact Women with Disabilities Victoria on Contact [email protected] or Safe Steps disability Disability Family Violence Crisis Response Initiative (DFVCRI) team on [email protected]
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Support Numbers
1800RESPECT – CALL 1800 737 732 OR Live chat
Safe Steps 24/7 365 days a year 1800 015 188
Additional resources
Intouch – Specialist Family Violence Services for culturally and ethnically diverse victim survivors
Queerspace-Specialist Family Violence Services for working with LBGTIQA+ clients
Rainbow Door-specialist service providing free information, support, and referral to all LGBTIQA+
Thorne Harbour Health-LGBTIQ+ community-controlled organisation
Safe + Equal Disability practice leads – Operating in 9 DFFH regions across VIC out of local FV services and tailored supports
Pride in Prevention Program Guide for working with LBGTIQA+ people
Safe + Equal Risk in Context: trans and gender diverse communities
Women with Disabilities Victoria Support Service Referral Options
Women with Disabilities Victoria and Our Watch, Changing the Landscape
Women with Disabilities Victoria Facts on Violence
Women with Disabilities Victoria Preventing Violence Against LGBTIQA+ People with Disabilities
