Thread by @DrWilliams

Family violence & sexual assault is Traumatic. There is overwhelming evidence of long term social & health impacts. We are increasingly aware of the huge no’ s of ppl living in our community with the scars of abuse. It remains unbelievable to me though that there is no

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publicly funded service that deals specifically wt the mental & physical impacts of abuse in one safe venue with trauma informed staff. It’s been an honour to work wt
@sally_stevensxn @wtrcillawarra & an amazing team inc @trish_acullen @mike_salter to try & make this vision

a reality..we are now one step closer now with the ‘Federal Inquiry into Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence’ released today with Recommendation 77 supporting the Trauma Recovery Centre! This is so exciting & I hope there is follow through with this recommendation. #PTSD

#cPTSD from Family violence is real, it is made indescribably worse by the inadequate care available for survivors who may suffer the rest of their lives. It’s time we take this issue seriously. @chingonareina @angelo_virgona @RDNS_TAI @Drhutch2011 @RANZCP @ManjulaOConnor @davtw2

@waltonkate @BethanyinCBR @petaswarbrick @yabbtopia @Kuljeeta4 @MsFionaScott @bunnypope @custodypeace @grantlowe13 @AbigailBoydMLC @dhanyajmani @karen_stenner @catherine_falc @WomensJusticeM1 @Schwartziris @shaunwarnock_sw #familyviolence #EnoughIsEnough #domesticterrorism