domestic violence

Welcome changes to family law come into effect this week in Australia to better support victims of domestic violence in property settlements. Importantly, the Family Law Amendment Bill...

Anger has long been framed as a “negative” emotion and something to suppress. Survivors of abuse are often told to stay calm, be rational,...

Survivors of domestic abuse are being retraumatised by the very system meant to protect them, according to a major new study commissioned by Women’s...

Leaving an abusive relationship is one of the hardest steps a person can make. It requires extraordinary bravery to walk away from someone who...

For many survivors of abuse, faith can be a source of comfort, strength, and belonging. But for others, religious communities become yet another place...

Leaving an abusive relationship means walking away from the person—but not always from the damage left behind. One of the most lasting effects of...

The high-profile sex trafficking trial of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs began this week in New York, drawing intense public scrutiny as jurors heard...

To the outside world, it often looks like everything is fine. Survivors of abuse become experts at appearing put together—going to work, raising children,...