“Family violence is preventable – attitudes and behaviours can change”

Each day the Courts deal with around 8 convictions of assault on women by men. Police attend 120 calls a day to incidents of family violence. One in 3 women can expect to be subjected to violence by an intimate partner at some point in their lives – many of them are subjected to ongoing physical and psychological abuse and some stay in the relationship for years before seeking help. There are around 250 convictions for assault on a child each year and a further 25 convictions for cruelty to children. All this demonstrates a culture of violence and our attitude of acceptance, which goes a long way towards explaining why family violence remains a huge problem in our society.” - Dr Rajen Prasad, Chief Commissioner, Families Commission.

Below you will find law logs about family violence - what it is, and how you can seek help to protect yourself (and your loved ones).