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Can I leave home if I am unsafe? How can I help my friend who is unsafe?

This article was first published on the HerCanberra website on 27 August 2021. DVCS extends their thanks to the team at HerCanberra for their support.   ACT is now deep into lockdown 2.0. This means people will be spending more time inside their homes, and potentially more time in dangerous situations. We thought it might […]

DVCS’s Shave for the Brave Wrap Up

DVCS is overwhelmed with the support received from the ACT community for their Shave for the Brave campaign which ended on 15 March 2021. On Monday 15 March many fantastic people lined up from 6am to shave their hair in a hope to raise $100,000 for DVCS! Those incredibly wonderful people included DVCS Champions, Adam […]

Can I just take a pill and be cured of using domestic or family violence?

The simple answer to that question is, no. Domestic and family violence is not just about anger or angry outbursts, rather a pattern of behaviours of which angry outbursts are just one dynamic. Domestic and family violence includes physical violence and non-physical violence. Find out more about the different dynamics of domestic and family violence […]