Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre recognised in Federal Parliament
Federal Member for Whitlam Carol Berry has recognised the work of the Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre in Federal Parliament, as she called for communities to take collective responsibility for ending violence against women and children. Speaking in Parliament, Ms Berry described domestic and family violence as “one of the most serious challenges facing our […]
NSW Health Minister Ryan Park launches next chapter for Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre
NSW Health Minister Ryan Park has reaffirmed the importance of the Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre and its work supporting women to recover from domestic, family and sexual violence. Mr Park joined women with lived experience, community leaders, supporters and dignitaries at the Centre in Shellharbour on Friday to officially launch the Centre’s first Strategic […]
Join our program to learn how to use your voice for change
Women with lived experience of domestic, family and sexual violence are being invited to join a new 10-week advocacy and leadership program through the Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre. Supported by GM³, the Change Makers Collective is for women who want to use their voice to help improve the systems, services and responses that affect […]
Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre maps blueprint for lasting change
The Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre has set its course for the next three years, unveiling its vision to strengthen recovery services for women during a launch event on Friday, September 11. CEO Elise Phillips said the Centre’s new strategy reflects a growing recognition that while crisis responses save lives, recovery requires a different kind […]
Growing demand drives call for long-term Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre funding
Two years after opening, growing demand for the Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre is strengthening the case for long-term investment in specialist recovery from domestic, family and sexual violence. More than 300 women have accessed the Australian-first service since it opened in 2024, with more than 100 women on its waiting list between January and […]
Why we’re backing the call for pre-recorded testimony for sexual assault survivors
Survivors of sexual assault can wait years to give evidence in court, living with the knowledge that one day they will be asked to relive the most traumatic moments of their lives. The Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre says it shouldn’t be this way. The Centre has joined more than 26 advocacy organisations, legal experts […]
New Australian tool reveals the patterns behind coercive control
A new Australian tool has been designed to help women identify the patterns of abuse that underpin coercive control. Researchers from the University of Melbourne have developed the Coercive-Composite Abuse Scale (C-CAS), a new 30-item questionnaire that takes about five minutes to complete and is designed to capture the different and often overlapping ways coercive […]
Leaving violence now costs more than $7,000, new research finds
It now costs more than $7,000 for a woman to leave a violent relationship, and the Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre says the rising cost is creating another barrier to safety. New research from Anglicare estimates the immediate cost of leaving domestic and family violence has risen to more than $7,000 – up 71 per […]
Healing on canvas: We Are exhibition opens at Shellharbour Civic Centre
The journeys of healing, hope and self-discovery experienced by women recovering from domestic, family and sexual violence will be shared with the community through a month-long exhibition at the Shellharbour Civic Centre. Opening on Monday, August 3, the We Are exhibition features paintings, ceramics, stitching and mixed-media artworks created by women participating in programs at […]
Four in five intimate partner homicide victims are women
Four in five people killed by a current or former intimate partner in NSW are women, according to a new public dashboard that sheds fresh light on the gendered nature of domestic violence. The Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre has welcomed the launch of the first-of-its-kind resource, saying timely, publicly available data will strengthen understanding, […]