women's family law support service evaluation launch
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Presentation by Professor Rosalind Croucher, President, Australian Law Reform Commission at the Launch of the Evaluation of the Women’s Family Law Support Service, Parliament House, Sydney, 17 November 2011.TRANSCRIPT
Women’s Family Law Support Service Evaluation –
‘They should have this in every court’
Professor Rosalind F CroucherPresident
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The plea
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Dear
Government
people,We women, we mothers,
we look at you for the
solutions and answers…
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Tragedies
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Tragedies
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The catalystfor the Report
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2012-2022• 750,000 women will experience
and report family violence
• Cost = $15.6 billion
Extent of the problem
Alcoholism Drug addiction
Mental illness8
Visibility
Framing principles
• Seamlessness• Accessibility• Fairness• Effectiveness
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Integrated
responses
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Silos
Strategies
• Integrated services• Specialist courts/divisions/lists• Agreements/MOUs/protocols/practice
notes
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Faculty of Education and Social work
2011
“They should have this in
every court”Evaluation of the
Women’s Family Law Support Service (WFLSS)
Dr Lesley Laing
university of sydney
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The power of empathy
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Faculty of Education and Social work
“They should have this in every court”
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