Out of the Shadows – a reminder that Othila's will be holding a one day public event for domestic and family violence month next week on Thursday 27^th May.

Dear Friends and Supporters of Women’s Legal Service, The major fundraiser for WLS for 2009 is only one week away – Friday 16 October 6pm to late.

The Women's Housing Network commissioned S&S Consultants to research housing issues for women escaping domestic violence using a Qld Shelter branch grant in 2008. The final report was released in February 2009 and is available at the following link. 

Lifeline has produced a  program for women and families that are affected by domestic violence. Click here to view the brochure.

The Queensland Shelter Women’s Housing Network engaged consultant Emily Schindler to undertake the Branch’s Domestic Violence research project.

 The project’s terms of reference include: 

·         A literature review·         An investigation of variations in issuance of ouster orders  across Queensland jurisdictions·         An insight into Government policy impacts including police, Centrelink, housing, child safety and justice·         One Social Housing exclusions and transitional housing eligibility·         Interviews with court support domestic violence shelter workers.  The project will include consultations with domestic violence shelter workers in North Queensland to maintain a state-wide focus. 

The Womens Housing network have been busy laying the groundwork for their domestic violence project, which will examine the connections between government policies and procedures including Justice, Housing Communities, Child Safety and the Police and their effect on women experiencing or escaping domestic violence. 

 

The network has successfully applied for a Qld Shelter grant to support the project and a working group has been established to interview potential project workers. Read more »

The group reconvened early in the New Year to reaffirm its status as an action based collective that undertakes projects that feed into policy such as the “Home is Where the Hurt Is” publication  available at the group’s site http://groups.google.com/group/the-queensland-womens-housing-network  and an REIQ and RTA collaborative Real Estate Agent training project.

The group has first hand and varied experience with the combined effects perpetrators violence against women and police and Child Safety policies and practices as they contribute to Women’s homelessness and separation. Read more »

The group reconvened early in the New Year to reaffirm its status as an action based collective that undertakes projects that feed into policy such as the "Home is Where the Hurt Is" publication available at the group's site http://groups.google.com/group/the-queensland-womens-housing-network and an REIQ and RTA collaborative Real Estate Agent training project. Read more »