Support

Personal experiences of violence you may have encountered as a witness, victim/survivor or perpetrator may make you more vulnerable to stress and/or distress when studying or working in the area of family violence. If you want discuss this personally, please consider contacting/accessing one of the following:

your course coordinator/teacher
your general practitioner
1800 RESPECT (in Australia)
Online resources:

Vicarious Trauma Institute
The Compassion Fatigue Awareness Project

Remember family violence is a sensitive topic and it is a normal response to find some of the material contained in this online package upsetting – take a break if you feel distressed, you can stop at any time. If you are upset, or your distress persists, please consider contacting/accessing one of the resources named above.