FACT SHEET Seeking help for domestic and family violence: Exploring regional, rural and remote women’s coping experiences
This fact sheet explores regional, rural and remote women’s experiences in coping with and seeking help for domestic and family violence (DFV), as well as their experiences of social isolation.
ANROWS identified that the DFV experiences of women living in social and geographical isolation are a priority topic for research. This fact sheet summarises the key findings of a qualitative research project led by Sarah Wendt on this topic that engaged with women in five different locations: Mount Gambier, Murray Bridge, the Riverland and Whyalla, in South Australia; and Derby in Western Australia.
The resource translates findings from a project involving 40 women seeking help for domestic and family violence and 37 managers and practitioners providing support services: Seeking help for domestic and family violence: Exploring regional, rural and remote women’s coping experiences. The fact sheet covers:
- Coping strategies used by women living in regional, rural, and remote places
- Women’s experiences of seeking help from informal and formal supports
- The impact of social and geographical isolation on women’s experiences of violence
- Factors that impact domestic and family violence service provision
- The benefit of the hub-and-spoke model as a strategy to support women in regional, rural and remote places.
Suggested citation
Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety. (2017). Seeking help for domestic and family violence: Exploring regional, rural, and remote women’s coping experiences [Fact sheet]. ANROWS.