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100 _aLumby, Bronwyn
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245 _aFamily Violence, Help-Seeking & the Close-Knit Aboriginal Community :
_bLessons for Mainstream Service Provision
260 _bAustralian Domestic & Family Violence Clearinghouse
_cSeptember 2009
300 _a24 pages
500 _aKeywords: family violence, Aboriginal Australians, Cultural competence, Research, cultural awareness
520 _aExamination of Aboriginal help-seeking behaviour for family violence can provide critical insights to developing appropriate responses. This paper examines attitudes and experiences regarding help-seeking by Aboriginal people affected by family violence, particularly in relation to the close-knit nature of Aboriginal communities. It discusses implications of findings arising from a small, qualitative research project, recently conducted in an undisclosed New South Wales region. The paper explores the foundation issues of Aboriginal community and kinship network relationships, and cultural competence. The authors aim to provide both Aboriginal-specific and mainstream formal help sources with new directions in providing accessible and appropriate assistance, support and protection.
650 0 _aAboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders
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_zAustralia
700 _aFarrelly, Terri
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856 _uhttps://cfiles.tenantsunion.org.au/s/7B6a8ezykwaK249
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