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About Domestic Violence

What is Domestic and Family Violence

In Queensland, family violence is defined by the Domestic Violence (Family Protection) Act 1989.
Domestic and Family Violence includes but is not restricted to:

• Physical violence includes hitting, pushing, spitting, using weapons, being thrown against walls etc.
• Emotional and Verbal abuse includes comments and behaviour that makes you feel worthless like put downs, shouting and sulking.
• Sexual abuse includes rape and any forced or unwanted sexual contact.
• Financial abuse can include controlling and withholding money or not allowing a say in how money is spent.
• Social abuse includes cutting you off from family and friends, making you account constantly for everything you do, embarrassing you and keeping you from from earning your own money.
• Intimidation using body size or movement, coercion and threats for example to injure or kill self or family members, driving dangerously with family members in the car.

What SCOPE Offers

• Outreach Counsellorswho provide support, counselling, information and referral throughout the Sunshine Coast and Cooloola Region.
• Child Counsellor in the Noosa Region for children affected by  witnessed or experienced domestic violence
• Domestic Violence and Family Violence Court Support /Counselling through-out the courts in the Sunshine Coast, Caloundra and Hinterland and the Cooloola Region
• TechnoWITT, 12 week IT training program for women (every tuesdays). For inquiries or enrolement please call ph 54795911
• 'Women on the Move' Domestic Violence and Family Violence Support workshops for women at the Maroochydore Neighbourhood centre every second wednesday 12.00 pm- 2.30 pm. For inquiries please call SCOPE ph 54795911
• 'Soul Survivor' workshops for women in the Gympie and Cooloola Region. For inquiries please call SCOPEin Gympie on ph 54836379
• Community Education and Prevention Sessions for agencies and  schools
• Domestic and Family Violence Legislation Workshops
• 'She'll go back anyway...' Workshops for agencies exploring dynamics of domestic violence, empathy fatigue and self-care strategies
• 'MR' Men's Relationship Program in Gympie and Maroochydore and Noosa
• Extensive Domestic Violence Court Support Training programs for selected volunteers
• 'COMET' Community Minded Employment & Training Program 'Skilling Queenslanders for Work'. incl. of long-term unemployed women. Funded by the Department of Employment and Industrial Relations

EMERGENCY CONTACT

If you are in immediate danger
please contact
the POLICE on 000
or dvconnect on freecall:
1800 811 811