Other Web Links
Just some of many. The links below have been chosen because they have articles regarding parenting, the court process and the problem of domestic violence and child abuse, all of which must be understood if we are to find a solution to the current inadequacies of the Child Protection systems and Family Court.
All sites have a common and recurrent theme, the condemnation of violence and the overall primary consideration for the safety of children. Each site has further links of interest.
Also included on this page are items that may be of interest for research and understanding of the human psyche.
Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia
Ms Diana Bryant
Commonwealth Law Courts
Level 14 305 William Street
MELBOURNE 3000
THE LINKS BELOW ENABLE YOU TO CONTACT POLITICIANS FROM YOUR STATE OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
Commonwealth Government RUDD MINISTRY
Shadow Ministry
Member address, phone & fax list
The Hon Kevin Rudd MP, Prime Minister of Australia
The Hon Robert McClelland MP, Attorney General
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT - SENATE
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PARLIAMENT OF NSW
PARLIAMENT OF QUEENSLAND
PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
PARLIAMENT OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
PARLIAMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
PARLIAMENT OF TASMANIA
Government Online Directory
Government services and agencies.
The Feminist Bookshop,
Located in Sydney, this retail shop has many excellent books to teach children protective behaviours Go to the book list and look under Children and Teenagers.
VOCAL (Victims of Crime Assistance League)
Was built by victims of crime and the community, for victims of crime and the community. It is operated and managed by former victims of crime and the community.
By definition, victims of crime are people that society, with all its rules, laws and opportunities, has failed to keep safe. They are people who have been harmed - directly or indirectly - by the impact of illegal criminal acts of another person.
National Council for Single Mothers
Aims to promote the understanding and acceptance of single mothers and their children so they will be free from economic, social and legal discrimination and prejudice. many items of interest, submissions etc.
No To Violence
No To Violence (NTV), the Male Family Violence Prevention Association Inc., is a peak organisations of individuals and agencies working for the prevention of male family violence. The specific focus is work with men to assist them to change and end their violent behaviour.
BRAVEHEARTS
Aims to forge a ‘movement for change’ in how paedophilia is dealt with by the criminal justice sector, government and the community at large and to provide survivors with a voice. Advocating for both healing and preventative strategies, Bravehearts provides comprehensive counseling for child and adult survivors of child sexual assault, and is actively involved in education, prevention, early intervention and research programs.
Protective Behaviours Consultancy Group NSW
Over the past ten years there has been an increased awareness of all areas of children's safety, particularly that of children's personal safety. We are now aware that children are more likely to be harmed by someone they know, than by someone they do not know. This web site provides resources and training material, including children's books to teach protective behaviours.
BACA Mission Statement
Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA) exists with the intent to create a safer environment for abused children. We exist as a body of Bikers to empower children to not feel afraid of the world in which they live. We stand ready to lend support to our wounded friends by involving them with an established, united organization. We work in conjunction with local and state officials who are already in place to protect children. We desire to send a clear message to all involved with the abused child that this child is part of our organization, and that we are prepared to lend our physical and emotional support to them by affiliation, and our physical presence. We stand at the ready to shield these children from further abuse.
ASCA (Advocates for Survivors of Child Abuse)
is a national not for profit organization of survivors supporting other survivors. - ASCA's door is open to anyone (over 18) who feels they have suffered abuse - physical, emotional, sexual or spiritual.
TFYQA Think for Yourself - Question Authority
"Documenting abuse in the public interest for the protection of children" We hope to make a difference for the many victims, by taking up the tasks that have been missed or avoided by the mainstream religions.
The MomsRising Organization
"Despite all the rhetoric about being family-friendly, we have structured a society that is decidedly unfriendly... What's missing now is a movement. What's missing now is an organization. That's why MomsRising is so important." -- Senator Barack Obama, 9/28/06
Law and Justice Foundation
Supporting the production and distribution of plain language legal materials and education to the community. We do this through research into user needs and pathways; the provision of grants; the distribution of information and by supporting networks.
The Abused Child Trust
is a registered charity which works to break the cycle of abuse and neglect in Australia. Our vision is a society where all kids feel safe, special and loved. This site has many interesting fact sheets that help to understand what child abuse is.
Of note is the “what is abuse” stories, that show that parents who abuse their children especially by neglect were often the subject of abuse themselves as children.
Child Wise - ECPAT in Australian Vision
To Protect All Children From Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
Child Wise is a charity working to prevent and reduce the sexual abuse and exploitation of children in Australia and overseas.
Communities Queensland Government
an excellent site. Look in the site index for a list of various subjects of interest.
NSW Commission for Children and Young People
supporting the care and education of babies and young children
Dept. of Community Services
Pages of interest on parenting and protecting children.
Courageous Kids Network
a growing group of young people, whose childhood was shattered by biased and inhumane court rulings, which forced us to live with our abusive parent, while restricting or sometimes completely eliminating contact with our loving and protective parent. Some of us, whose mothers tried to protect us from abuse, did not see our mothers for years, or were only allowed to see our mothers under oppressive supervised visitation orders. Now we are telling the world how much we were hurt, first by our abusers and then by the court that refused to protect us.
Leadership Council
Independent scientific organization composed of respected scientists, clinicians, educators, legal scholars, and public policy analysts. We are committed to providing professionals and lay persons with the latest scientific information on issues that may affect the public's health and safety. We also seek to correct the misuse of psychological science to serve vested interests or justify victimizing vulnerable populations -- especially abused and neglected children.
The Fatherhood Foundation
is a charitable, non profit incorporated association with a goal to inspire men to a greater level of excellence as fathers, by encouraging and educating them, thereby renewing and empowering families.
NAPCAN
Mission to prevent the abuse and neglect of children by inspiring all Australians to take responsibility for children's wellbeing
National Women's Justice Coalition (NWJC)
All members of the WLSN share the objective of improving women's access to justice. The purpose of the Network is to improve the effectiveness of our law reform work, and to ensure that our experience and expertise is made accessible to policy makers and politicians. The Network's priorities for 1999 are family law property issues and women's access to legal aid.
The Victorian Family Law Coalition :
Working for women and children - To promote the rights of women and children in family law.
WESNET The Women's Services Network
WESNET is Australia's peak women's organisation working to eliminate domestic and family violence, "Our vision is to ensure that all women and children can live free of domestic and family violence"
Australian Womens Family Law Support
Offering emotional support and the wealth of our experiences, both good and bad. We will have articles of interest you can refer to. They are not necessarily our personal beliefs.
Australian Law Reform Commission
Established in 1975, the Australian Law Reform Commission is a permanent, independent federal statutory corporation.
The ALRC conducts inquiries - known as references - into areas of law reform at the request of the Attorney-General of Australia.
White Ribbon Day
The White Ribbon Campaign focuses on men’s violence against women. But this in no way means that this is the only type of violence that occurs, or that it is the most common form of violence, or that other forms of violence are unimportant. It simply means that violence against women is an important social problem that deserves attention.
MENDS - Men Exploring New Directional Strategies
MENDS is the developer of the breakthrough program Men Exploring New Directional Strategies, a 12 week psycho-educational (practical, adult learning and based on proven psychological principles) program designed to address mens' acute needs in the traumatic period, during or after a significant relationship change.
MENDS programs are distinctive in that they address the whole man: his mind, body, and key relationships; as well as rights and responsibilities.
MENDS is innovative; addresses a pressing need scarcely touched by other service providers.
WORLDLII
Excellent link site to many legal publications of interest.
Family Relationships Online
a key component in Government support for building better family relationships.It provides all families (whether together or separated) with information and advice about family relationship issues. It allows families to find out about services that are funded by the Government that can assist them to build better relationships. It also provides information on the Government's reforms to the family law system to help families focus on the needs of their children.
Tears and Healing; The journey to the light after an abusive relationship Living with a Sociopath Partner
It is painful and confusing to live with a sick partner, whether you call it sociopath, psychopath, or antisocial personality disorder. For many in these situations, the first handhold we need to grasp is that we are not crazy.One of the most common defense mechanism they use is projection. In projection, a characteristic of themselves that they find just too painful to accept is projected onto us. And the most frequently projected characteristic is mental illness. "I don't have a personality disorder. YOU have a personality disorder."
Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men by Lundy Bancroft
"If I were asked to select one salient characteristic of my abusive clients, an aspect of their nature that stands out above all the others, I would choose this one: They feel profoundly justified." Also articles on “the psychopath” “narcissism” divorce and separation
Child "Protective" Services People fit the Profile of a Sociopath
Countless CPS people display many of the behavioral characteristics of a sociopath. They believe they are superior, and they are not widely recognized as deviant or disturbed. Only a trained professional can make a diagnosis. Unfortunately the "trained professionals" are working in COLLUSION with them for the Federal Funding Streams. It is important to be able to recognize the personality type in order to expose them for what the
The Grandchildren
Grandchildren come to live with their grandparents because there has been a breakdown in parental care. Grandparents may have been concerned for some time about what was happening as a result of the parents' drug or alcohol addiction, such as family violence..In one situation I know of, the grandmother was a sole grandparent and a pensioner, and the police turned up at just after midnight, with three bewildered and traumatised small children clad in pyjamas but with nothing else. They left her to it.
The Liz Library
An American site with many very interesting articles on various subjects related to families, children and family law issues.
Publications available online from the Australian Institute of Family Studies:
Full text articles from Family Matters no.69, 2004 are now available in PDF. FullText
Of particular interest is an article by Daryl Higgins, 'Differentiating between child maltreatment experiences', FullText
'The role of environmental characteristics in changing the pathways to adolescent antisocial behaviour of high- and low-risk children', by N.Richardson, D. Smart, S. Vassallo, and A. Sanson. Presented at the 19thBiennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD), Melbourne, Vic, 2-6 July 2006: FullText
Dr Sarah Friedman's, presentation at the recent AIFS seminar 'Is child care a risk factor for diminished cognitive and social child outcomes? ' FullText
National Indigenous Violence and Child Abuse Intelligence Task Force:The Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Mal Brough, and the Minister forJustice and Customs, Senator Chris Ellison, have welcomed a proposalthat will see the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) lead a joint agencyintelligence task force to address violence and child abuse inIndigenous communities. FullText
SNAICC has developed a collection of onlineresources, information and contacts to assist those developingresponses to family violence, sexual assault and child abuse and neglect in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. FullText
Recent publications relating to information on child abuse have been updated on the web site of the National Child Protection Clearinghouse. You can find this information on the What's New page FullText
For books "Breakthrough Options" publications to help children and adults deal with abuse.
Point Last Seen A new book: ….a road to recovery after childhood sexual abuse and domestic violence. This is my a personal story and as the back cover says: This is a true story of one woman's odyssey/journey through three complex issues - childhood sexual abuse, domestic violence and mental illness.
Court Licensed Abuse
By S. Caroline Taylor: A "must read" for any person who wishes to understand the legal manipulations in rape and intrafamilial child abuse cases. Several reviews of this book on google search.
Available from this retail store in Sydney.
Survival and Beyond
An anthology of stories by victims of crime and a victims resource guide. An excellent book to understand the reality of what it is like to be a victim of crime and now victims attempt to cope.
Judas Kisses
An excellent story of survival of horrendous violence at the hands of a partner. Donna Carson was set on fire and left to die. But DOC'S said she deliberately immiolated herself, and deemed her emotionally abusive to her children. The recounting of her battle with DOC'S is important reading for any who deal with child protection services.
Enough is Enough Anti-Violence Movement Inc.
The support of those affected by crime, violence , road truma and antisocial behaviour.
To encourage individuals to accept responsibility for making a determined effort to eliminate violence from all areas of their lives.
To encourage the Community to embrace the concept of reform by education and understanding of the alternatives to violent actions.
To encourage individuals and groups to assist others in our Community - without encroachment on their personal boundaries - to embrace the goals of Enough is Enough.
The Australian Childhood Foundation
Childhood should be safe… The Australian Childhood Foundation works to give children a happy and secure childhood - a childhood free from the devastation of abuse, family violence and neglect. We are a national charity that provides programs for children and parents. We aim to strengthen community responsibility for promoting the well-being and protection of all children throughout Australia. Childhood should be important to everyone…
power4parents
The brain child of a self employed Gold Coast mother of 5 who found herself on the wrong side of DoCS through no fault of her own.
After investigating everything to do with her situation, she found that not only were there problems with the Child Protection Act 1999 but that there is an alarming rate of problems throughout Australia with DoCS officers and DoCS workers.
Mothers4Equality
A forum to raise awareness regarding the falsity of the "fathers' rights" rhetoric regarding violence towards women and children.
Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men by Lundy Bancroft
"If I were asked to select one salient characteristic of my abusive clients, an aspect of their nature that stands out above all the others, I would choose this one: They feel profoundly justified."Also articles on “the psychopath” “narcissism” divorce and separation.
The Batterer as Parent by Lundy Bancroft & Jay Silverman
The Batterer as Parent takes the reader inside of homes affected by domestic violence, imparting an understanding of the atmosphere that battering men create for the children who live with them. Bancroft and Silverman show how partner abuse affects each relationship in a family, and explains how children's emotional recovery is inextricably linked to the healing and empowerment of their mothers. The authors cover the important but often-overlooked area of the post-separation parenting behaviors of men who batter, including their use of custody litigation as a tool of abuse. A synopsis of the book at this link also
Dealing with Emotional Abuse
This website sends out free bulletins and is reported to be quite informative.
Also, this book is highly recomended: "Emotional Blackmail" by Susan Forward explains that emotional blackmail is based on "their own fear of deprivation"..... Also showing empathy to an emotional blackmailer "only fuels their fire". Many other publications of interest on the linked web site.
Stop Family Violence
The great myth of the decade is that as soon as a child says that a parent has sexually abused them, the accused parent is immediately dragged off to jail in handcuffs, and never sees the child again. In reality, if the child is five years or younger, the abuser will more likely never be found guilty. If found guilty, he will probably not go to jail. If charges arise during the custody dispute, the accused will most likely get full custody. In some cases, the mother will never be allowed to see the child again. Perhaps this is the proper place to ask, "Why would any parent `program' or `brainwash' a child to say that there were raped, even if they could?" They gain nothing and more likely than not, will lose their child, sometimes for good.
INSIDE OUT Centre for Children's Emotional Well-Being!
This site is focussed on providing you with information and resources that promote the personal, emotional, behavioural and spiritual growth of children, it may even change the way you think about yourself and your relationships with children.
Anonymums
Awareness of the rise in the fathers rights movement that at the same time diminished the rights of mothers and children - all under the guise of wanting 'shared care'.