Why Domestic Violence Support Services Matter for Multicultural Women
For many women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, reaching out for help after experiencing domestic or family violence can feel overwhelming. Language barriers, cultural expectations and fear of community judgement can all make that first step incredibly difficult. It’s something Mariette Mikhael understands well. As the Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre’s multicultural domestic, family […]
Helping women recovering from domestic, family and sexual violence to build financial stability
For women recovering from domestic, family and sexual violence, achieving financial stability can be a critical part of building strong foundations for a future where they have greater choice, independence and opportunity. That’s where Tiffany McCormick, the Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre’s Financial Capability Worker, plays an important role. The service is delivered in partnership […]
New Healing in Nature program launches at the Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre
A new nature-based healing program launching this April will offer women who have experienced domestic, family and sexual violence a chance to slow down, reconnect, and support their recovery in a calm outdoor setting. The Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre is launching its Healing in Nature program. Led by psychologist Dr Rachel Yerbury, the program […]
Five things we learned about coercive control from the world premiere of Life Could Be A Dream
A packed house at Gala Cinema Warrawong marked the world premiere of Life Could Be a Dream, a new Australian film exploring coercive control. The screening raised funds for the Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre and took a first look at the film with a candid Q&A with the cast and creatives, offering insight into […]
Powerful new Australian film premieres in Warrawong for Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre fundraiser
A powerful new Australian film exploring resilience, survival and the courage to rebuild will premiere in the Illawarra this month, with the community invited to a special fundraising screening in support of the Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre. An exclusive early preview of Life Could Be a Dream will screen at Gala Cinema Warrawong on […]
Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre to bring survivor voices to national domestic violence recovery conference
The Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre will be represented at a major national conference on recovery from domestic, family and sexual violence in April, with CEO Elise Phillips and Head of Impact and Lived Expertise Beth Woodstone announced as a facilitator and panelist respectively at the Recovery and Healing: Striving Together conference in Brisbane. The […]
How women’s voices are shaping our therapeutic approach at the Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre
A therapeutic model shaped by women who use it has been released by the Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre, marking a new phase for the Australia-first service. The updated therapeutic framework supports the Centre to implement its model of care and captures what the Centre has learned since opening in September 2024, drawing directly on […]
Movement Classes Coming Soon to the Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre
The Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre is preparing to expand its healing programs by introducing supportive movement classes at its new movement space. The purpose-designed studio is a welcoming, empowering environment where women can rebuild strength, both physical and emotional, through safe, guided movement and shared activities. The classes will focus on gentle coordination activities […]
Changing the narrative: Illawarra services shift focus onto perpetrators in domestic violence response
A new training initiative is strengthening how local services respond to domestic, family and sexual violence in the Illawarra. Workers from the Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre and the Illawarra Women’s Health Centre are completing a four-day Safe & Together program designed to prioritise children’s safety and place responsibility for harm on the person using […]
Survey seeks Illawarra voices on domestic, family and sexual violence workforce
A national push to better support domestic, family and sexual violence workers is underway, with Illawarra staff and volunteers being urged to contribute their experiences to a new workforce survey. The National Family and Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Workforce Survey will collect information on the skills, experiences, and well-being of people working in prevention, […]