Outreach Program - Tennant Creek Women's Refuge

FINANCIAL WELLBEING & CAPABILITY PROGRAM

The Outreach team provides free support to any woman in Tennant Creek who is at risk of, or continues to experience, domestic violence.
Outreach Workers provide general advocacy and practical support to women to ensure they receive the full benefits of all available services available to meet their needs.

We work closely with women towards establishing their own safety plans and risk assessment to ensure that they feel safe while remaining in their own community.

Outreach Workers provide support to women and children who:

have exited the emergency accommodation program and require some ongoing follow-up case management;
are currently living in a high risk situation, but do not wish to access the emergency accommodation service.
are high-risk, transient or are sleeping rough.

The Outreach workers are able to provide a wide range of supportive measures depending on each individual’s situation.
This may include:

Safety planning
Advocacy
Providing information about domestic violence and what services are available to them
Referring women onto other services or assisting women to access other services themselves
Assisting women to in exploring safety measures including obtaining a domestic violence orders
Support with relocation
Emotional support
Simple practical support such assisting in getting locks changed and assisting in getting to medical appointments
Court Support
Referral to Counselling & Crisis Accommodation Services

HOW DO I ACCESS THIS SERVICE?

If you would like more information please contact the Outreach Office on 08 89622310 or ring the Refuge on 08 89621940

Tennant Creek Womens Refuge

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"I have loved ones who have been raped and suffered a great deal of trauma from sexual abuse.

"Post like the one I've just shared are normalising rape culture."

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Courtesy of Broadsheet

"A new film - #FemalePleasure, How Five Extraordinary Women Are Fighting to Shatter Taboos About Female Sexuality. “I was longing to feel my body again to listen to music, real music, which is about emotions. Love songs. It was like being born again.”

A new documentary shows female activists who are fighting in different countries against oppressive beliefs that are used to stifle female pleasure. Towards the end of #Female Pleasure, Doris Wagner’s grave, bespectacled face breaks into a warm smile as she allows herself to appreciate her life after the church, married with a child and pursuing a doctorate degree. “I was longing to feel my body again,” she says, “to listen to music, real music, which is about emotions. Love songs. It was like being born again.” ...

The Women Fighting to Shatter Taboos About Female Sexuality

A new documentary follows five female activists working in separate corners of the globe to fight back against the oppressive stigmas used to stifle female pleasure.

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Serena Williams Says Young Boys Need Domestic Violence Education • EBONY ...

Serena Williams Says Young Boys Need Domestic Violence Education • EBONY

Serena Williams says that men should be included in conversations about ending domestic violence abuse, according to the Associated Press.

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