Domestic Violence Service
Counselling in Cairns

Domestic violence and family violence often takes store behind closed doors’. In the former it was seen very much as a private family matter’ that society should not get involved with. It can be solid for those who are, or who have experienced violence to arrive forward because they may feel isolated, ashamed, confused or fair too afraid to speak about their experiences. Sometimes they censure themselves for the violence because they have been told by their partner on many occasions, that they provoked’ it. We now have two fresh locations providing quality services to the Tablelands' region in : Cairns Collective Impact on Domestic and Family Violence (CCIDFV) is a group of 18 agencies and government departments whose vision is to Change the tomorrow make domestic and family violence history’ by improving responses to individuals, families and communities impacted by domestic and family violence. A domestic violence survivor herself, comedian Mandy Nolan believes that when it comes to tackling the issue, awareness is key. Change will really come about when communities and governments align to change culture. It’s really exciting to see how the Cairns community are pulling together. This is a entire community issue.’ It’s a very pensive subject, and what better way to experience the correct resilience of women then with a comedy disclose where two middle aged Mama’s lament on triumphs (not so many) and tribulations (many) of their daily lives. The group will bear uptodate information, resources and attainable ideas for supportive parenting, as healthy as the chance to link with other women in mothering roles or other men in fathering roles, all with the shared goal of promoting the safety and well being of children. An intake and assessment interview will be conducted earlier commencing these groups. The context and impacts of domestic and family violence.