Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) women are those whose first language is not English and/or who were born in a country other than Australia. This covers a broad range of women, including asylum seekers, refugees or women who have migrated to Australia.
It is well recognised that English language skills are paramount to settling in Australia and yet there are many women who don't speak English at home. This can create barriers to gaining employment, accessing health services and generally feeling connected and functioning within the community.
Below are a range of links to services and information to help and support CALD women, in particular in the areas of domestic violence and homelessness.
Migrant Women's Support and Accommodation Service INC. Adelaide Australia
The Migrant Women's Support Service Inc. is a service provider whose mission is to promote the basic human rights of non-English speaking women and children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, so that they may live free of domestic violence. This organisation offers them culturally responsive services within a social justice framework, which will enable them to achieve their maximum potential as members of the Australian multicultural society.
www.migrantwomensservices.com.au
What is Domestic and Family Violence? - download (PDF)
Office for Women Family Safety Framework Practice Manual - download (PDF)
Family Law Lecture: Property and Partner Maintenance by Linda Dore - download (PDF)
Family Law Pathways Directory of Parenting and Relationship Courses, Term 1, 2012 - download (PDF)
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Migrant Women's Support Service Resources: Women's and children's domestic violence service for migrants. Adelaide, South Australia. Women's refuges and shelters.
Pamphlets with information about the types of assistance available, information about DV and useful contacts in various community languages.
http://www.migrantwomensservices.com.au/resources.wt1
Emergency Accommodation | SAcommunity - Connecting Up Australia
Contact details for emergency accommodation and some Domestic Violence services.
http://sacommunity.org/thesaurus/13120-Emergency_Accommodation
Family Relationship Counselling
Relationships Australia (SA) family relationship counselling service can provide you, your partner and/or your family, a chance to adjust, repair and strengthen family relationships.
http://www.rasa.org.au/en/whatwedo/familycounselling.aspx
Booklets
Relationships Australia (SA) has produced a number of useful resources available to everyone, including booklets, newsletters, conference papers and websites.
http://www.rasa.org.au/resources/booklets.aspx
South Australia Police :: Victim Support :: SAPOL
South Australia Police support services provided in partnership with other agencies - SAPOL can also refer victims of crimes to other support services.
http://www.police.sa.gov.au/sapol/community_services/victim_support.jsp
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Topics to do with family law courts: Third party debt notices; What Family Law staff can and can not do for clients; Compliance with Parenting Orders; Enforcement hearings for financial cases; Going to court - tips for your court hearing; Key contacts; Marriage, Families & Separation; Parenting Orders - obligations, consequences and who can help; Before you file - preaction procedure for financial cases; Safety at court; Subpoena - information for requesting person.
http://www.familylawcourts.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/FLC/Home/Publications/Translated+information
Family Law Courts - Family Violence
What family violence is and how it affects others and how the Courts deal with family violence.
http://www.familylawcourts.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/FLC/Home/Family+Violence
Services for culturally and linguistically diverse people
Family Law Courts services for CALD people.
http://bit.ly/vA5HzZ
Legal Services Commission of South Australia
The Legal Services Commission, is the legal aid organisation for South Australia responsible for helping people access justice by providing legal advice, legal representation and community legal education and information. The Legal Services Commission can also help in areas of criminal law, family law and some civil law matters.
http://www.lsc.sa.gov.au
Coalition of Domestic Violence Services powered by WebFresher - Fact sheets
Some practical information for women experiencing domestic violence, eg, keeping a diary etc.
http://bit.ly/uaZF2V
Don't Cross The Line
Where Would You Draw The Line? Interactive Scenarios
http://www.dontcrosstheline.com.au/where-is-the-line/where-would-you-draw-the-line
Non-English Languages
Information for victims of crime. Information about Intervention Orders.
http://www.voc.sa.gov.au/Publications/Translations/Other_Languages/other_languages.asp
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Coalition of Domestic Violence Services powered by WebFresher - .Fact sheets
Fact sheets about Domestic Violence
http://www.dvsa.asn.au/cgi-bin/wf3.pl?pid=uM8xv&s=.&g=./documents/20_Resources/Fact%20sheets
Muslim Wheel of Domestic Violence
The Muslim Wheel of Domestic Violence was developed by Dr. Sharifa Alkhateeb. It conveys some of the ways religion can be distorted to justify abuse against women and children in the family context. It is an adaptation of the Power and Control Wheel developed by the Domestic Abuse Project of Duluth, Minnesota.
http://www.lfcc.on.ca/muslim_wheel_of_domestic_violence.html
Coalition of Domestic Violence Services powered by WebFresher - .risk and safety reports
Examples of risk and safety reports
http://www.dvsa.asn.au/cgi-bin/wf3.pl?pid=uM8xv&s=.&g=20_Resources/risk_and_safety_reports&f=index.html
-- Welcome to NESBDVAG -- Non English Speaking Background Domestic Violence Action Group
Hear women talk about Domestic Violence and Abuse in your language (MP3 or wma format or text): Greek, Italian, Pilipino, Bosnian, Spanish, Polish, Russian, Vietnamese, Arabic, Mandarin, Cantonese, Serbian, Khmer.
http://www.nesbdvinfo.com.au/cd_messages.html
Coalition of Domestic Violence Services powered by WebFresher - .Fact sheets
Some practical information for women experiencing domestic violence, eg, keeping a diary etc.
http://bit.ly/uaZF2V
Coalition of Domestic Violence Services powered by WebFresher - .Fact sheets
General information about domestic violence.
http://bit.ly/u3BR1G
Coalition of Domestic Violence Services powered by WebFresher - .incident sheets
Translated incident report sheets about recording the violence (in several languages).
http://www.dvsa.asn.au/cgi-bin/wf3.pl?pid=uM8xv&s=.&g=./documents/20_Resources/incident_sheets
Coalition of Domestic Violence Services powered by WebFresher - .risk assesment
Example of a risk assessment document.
http://www.dvsa.asn.au/cgi-bin/wf3.pl?pid=uM8xv&s=.&g=./documents/20_Resources/risk_assesment
Coalition of Domestic Violence Services powered by WebFresher - .dvro info
Translated information about Domestic Violence Restraining Orders (Intervention Orders).
http://www.dvsa.asn.au/cgi-bin/wf3.pl?pid=f7ADj&s=.&g=20_Resources/dvro_info&f=index.html
Avert Family Violence
Fact sheet about the impact of emotional and psychological abuse.
http://www.avertfamilyviolence.com.au/en/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~//en/sitecore/content/RASA/AVERT/Resources/learning-materials.aspx
FAMILY VIOLENCE
General information from the Law Handbook about Family Violence and related topics. Also includes contact numbers for domestic violence help line and crisis services.
http://www.lawhandbook.sa.gov.au/ch19s07.php
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