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Safe, respected and free from violence: preventing violence against women in the Northern Territory

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By Chay Brown, Carmel Simpson, Shirleen Campbell
| The Conversation Verified
The Northern Territory has the highest rates of domestic, family, and sexual violence in Australia. Aboriginal women in the Northern Territory are among the most victimised groups of people in the entire world. Programs and services in the Northern Territory attempting to address these unacceptable levels of violence must do so with little support and funding. A recent report evaluated two community projects that aim to prevent violence against women by changing attitudes towards women and girls.
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Rante-rante ampe Marle and Urreye: “Safe, respected and free from violence” projects evaluation

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By Chay Brown, Sarah Homan, Carmel Simpson, Loksee Leung
| Analysis & Policy Observatory (APO)
The Northern Territory has extremely high rates of violence against women (VAW), of which the most common forms are domestic, family and sexual violence (DFSV; Northern Territory Government, 2018). Aboriginal women are overrepresented as victims of DFSV and are hospitalised at 40 times the rate of non-Indigenous women due to assault (Northern Territory Government, 2018). To date, very little research has been conducted on prevention of violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.
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