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What is eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing? And can EMDR help children recover from trauma?

Childhood traumatic experiences are common. Almost one in three (32%) Australians reported being physically abused as a child, 31% experienced emotional abuse, 28.5% were victims of sexual abuse and 9% were neglected. Some 40% of Australians were exposed to domestic violence against a parent.

The Conversation

Victorian domestic violence victims wait two years for public housing, data shows

Advocates fear blowout in wait time could force people to choose between homelessness or staying in an abusive relationship

The Guardian - AU

Abuse victims say gun surrender laws save lives. Will the Supreme Court agree?

Domestic violence victims believe that ‘red flag’ laws that remove firearms from people in crisis can save lives

The Independent UK

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Alcohol and racism fuelling 'shocking' NT violence

The Northern Territory's long-running coronial inquiry into domestic violence has resumed with experts desperately calling for funding.

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State-first commissioner to target assaults on women

As NSW faces increasing rates of domestic violence and sexual assaults, a women's safety commissioner has been appointed to tackle the crisis.

AAP

Revealed: Scandal of police failure to protect vulnerable women

Exclusive: Labour vows to crack down on police failures to keep women safe, as campaigners warn lives are being put at risk

The Independent UK

NSW minister urges public to call out ‘inappropriate behaviour’ towards women after school coach’s death

Exclusive: State’s domestic violence prevention minister says it’s ‘up to every single one of us’ to help prevent harm against women

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Man charged after allegedly setting free pet snakes

A man accused of leaving a pair of pet snakes on a Sydney footpath has been charged with domestic violence related offences and refused bail.

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SCOTUS could soon make shootings worse

A case made to appeal to Clarence Thomas and Sam Alito may end mental health and domestic violence gun restrictions

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Wiltshire Police reviewing domestic violence disclosures under Clare’s Law

The force is assessing 3,500 applications made between April 2015 and August 2023.

The Independent UK

Police reject key proposals of domestic violence review

NSW Police has rejected conflicts of interest recommendations and a request to activate body worn cameras when responding to domestic violence incidents.

AAP

Charles Barkley asked about domestic violence in the NBA and Adam Silver was unprepared

Good for Charles Barkely to ask this important question.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Police widen area of search for man suspected of killing Maryland judge

Shortly before judge was was shot, he had denied child custody to suspect Pedro Argote based on record of domestic violence

The Guardian - US

Kids escaping family violence can be vulnerable to intimate partner abuse. We must break the vicious cycle

Warning: this article includes graphic descriptions of violence.

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The Guardian - AU

Tony Birch: ‘I got into a lot of fights. I was a very good street boxer’

Life could have turned out very differently for Birch, who was twice expelled from school as a boy. The celebrated author reflects on masculinity, AFL and surviving domestic violence

AAP

Lack of dental care leaves DV survivors missing teeth

Difficulties accessing dental care means survivors of domestic violence may be forced to live without teeth for years while on waitlists for dentures.

The Independent UK

Police officer moved to work with domestic violence victims despite probe into abusing partner

Exclusive: Abigail Barlow was accused of beating, kicking and strangling her partner Katie Barron, leaving her with black and bleeding eyes, a bruised neck and chest pain – but was not suspended for two years

Newcastle Herald

Police officer pleads not guilty to domestic violence charges

The officer is living in Medowie due to his current bail conditions.

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'Reddest of red flags': Non-fatal choking to be a crime

It will be a crime to strangle a person without killing them, under Victorian laws to stamp out the scourge of domestic violence.

The Guardian - AU

Victoria to outlaw strangulation and consider making animal cruelty a domestic violence offence

Government says research suggests survivors of strangulation are more likely to be seriously injured or murdered by the same partner

Newcastle Herald

Cash and drug stash uncovered in domestic violence crackdown: police

Police allege they discovered ice, cocaine and $45,000 during a raid.

Newcastle Herald

'I Run for Her': hundreds walk, run to highlight 'national shame' of domestic violence

One women every nine days is killed by a current of former partner.

The Independent UK

Hornets' Miles Bridges turns himself in after arrest warrant issued over protection order

Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges has turned himself in after a warrant was issued for an alleged protection order violation stemming from a domestic violence case last year

Chicago Sun-Times

We must protect domestic violence victims with tighter gun safety through Karina’s Law

Current laws failed Karina Gonzalez and her 15-year-old daughter, Daniela, who were shot and killed in July by Karina’s husband, two activists write.

Chicago Sun-Times

Advocates call for passage of ‘Karina’s Bill’ aimed at removing guns from those accused of domestic violence

“This policy is the crucial difference between life and death for domestic violence survivors,” said Yolanda Androzzo, executive director of One Aim Illinois.

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