Whittlesea CALD Communities Family Violence Research Report 2012 | Page 29

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Responses to Family Violence
As well as identifying the difficulties they encountered in seeking assistance with family violence the
women were also prompted to reflect on what, if anything, did or would have made it easier for
them to access assistance.
The women emphasised the importance of having both information and support when they were
experiencing family violence. Most women stated that had they had access to information about
their legal rights and support services sooner they would have taken action in relation to fa ????)??????????????????+?a???????$????????????????????????$???????????????????????$????????????????????$????)??????????????????????????????$????????????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????d)????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????+?a$?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????$????)???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)?????L?$???????????$?????????????????????????????????d?)!??????????????????????????????????????e???????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)???%?????????=????????????????????????5???????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????Q??????????????????????????????????????????????????????a????)????d?????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????+?a]????$??????????9??i???????????????????????$???????????????????????????????????)?????????????????$???????????????????????9??i????????????????????????????????)?????????????????Q??????????????????9??i????????????$??????????????????????)???????????????$?????????????????????????????????????????e????????????????????d)Q?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)??????????e???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????%?????????=?????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????) ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????5???????)??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q??????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????=???????)???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????((0