Voices from the margins Part 2: Narrative accounts of the support needs of Indigenous families experiencing violence
Beverley Taylor
School of Nursing and Health Care Practices, Southern Cross University, Lismore NSW
Kierrynn Davis
School of Health and Human Sciences, Southern Cross University, Lismore NSW
PP: 076 - 085
Abstract
Part 2 focuses on the needs of informal supporters of rural Aboriginal women experiencing family violence. The strategies for strengthening support for Aboriginal families are presented.
The participants identified the barriers to help seeking by Aboriginal women, the needs of Aboriginal families experiencing violence, and healing models necessary to deal positively with the past and present trauma experienced by Indigenous people in Australia.
Keywords
Aboriginal; Indigenous; family violence; cultural myths; healing
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