Silent Voices: Women With Disabilities and Family and Domestic Violence

The project in context
Community based research team
Defining Disability
Defining family and domestic violence
How common is domestic violence in Australia

Quantitative Data
Qualitative Data
Profile of the women interviewed

Agency Responses to the Questionnaire

Primary service provided by agencies
Types of services offered to women with disabilities experiencing family and domestic violence
Primary type of disability
Types of violence experienced by women with disabilities
Perpetrator of violence
Period of time women with disabilities experienced family and domestic violence
Types of interventions
Agency levels of satisfaction with the effectiveness of interventions currently undertaken by agency
Agency levels of satisfaction with the adequacy of the service to address the needs of women with disabilities
Agency level of satisfaction that clients made positive changes
What agencies say they need to respond more effectively

Service Workers Talk About Their Involvement With Women With Disabilities Experiencing Family And Domestic Violence

Interventions by service providers
Issues that arise for women from different disability groups
Service workers talk about other workers' responses to family and domestic violence
Service workers interactions with government services
Keeping records

Women With Disabilities Talk About Their Experiences With Family And Domestic Violence

Coping with the abuse
Barriers to responding to the abuse
Issues influencing disclosure and seeking assistance
Issues relating to community services, police and courts
Ann's story
Rebecca's story
Elizabeth's story
Nicole's story
Marie's story
Amanda's story

Findings: Summary and Concluding Comments

Introduction and guidelines for referral and support for interviewing women with disabilities

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