Special thanks to Jeff Tan for filming and editing this story. The Tangentyere Women's Family Safety Group formally began only a few years ago, in 2015, to train Aboriginal women living in the town camps of Alice Springs to identify family violence and its risks and triggers. Click the links to go to the individual programs pages. Last month, the Leaders from the Tangentyere Women’s Family Safety Group (TWFSG) called on people from around the county to “Stand with us Women” in a Women’s Action March Against Family and Domestic Violence in Alice Springs. TANGENTYERE WOMEN’S FAMILY SAFETY GROUP Family Violence Prevention Training In May 2016, the Tangentyere Women’s Family Safety Group (TWFSG) responded to a request from Abbotts Town Camp resident and TWFSG Core Governance member, Louise Abbott to provide Family Violence Prevention Training (FVPT) at her Town Camp, Abbott’s Camp. (08) 8952 1430, Disclaimer The Tangentyere Family Violence Prevention Program are offering our Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence (DF&SV) Introductory Training online for FREE! The Tangentyere Women's Family Group (TWFSG) #StandWithUsWomen against Family … The Tangentyere Women's Family Safety Group (TWFSG) are in mourning for our sister. endstream
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Contact Our core members of the Tangentyere Women’s Family Safety Governance Group are all Indigenous Women and Town Camp residents and coupled with the recent addition training in the area of prevention and early intervention into Family and Domestic Violence, our core members: Tangentyere Women's Family Safety Group. The program acknowledge that these factors adversely impact on the relationships that men have with their partners, children and in their community. h�b```� ����@��9, ��=���*���]�ҷ�/9t/��f\����>������ 7�o �8fj��nYɠx���! The Tangentyere Women’s Family Safety Group (the Women’s Group) is a group of Aboriginal women who reside in town camps in Alice Springs; and who live with violence on a daily basis. (STAND UP!) Previous Next Hide Grid. 14 were here. 1486 0 obj
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Research tells us that in times of crisis, violence against women and their children increases. At TFVPP we believe that a holistic response to these issues also be addressed in the Men’s Behaviour Change Program. ?B0�q�o�� �F|Bxd�5%(��5�%���������������T��00ȗ�l������߷��� ����v���F��ʗ ��D � �'k��|�ʗ,�������j`�h`24:� 1� H�j��. The Tangentyere Women’s Family Safety Group was established in 2014 with the aim of giving Aboriginal women in Alice Springs towns camps a voice. Privacy The Tangentyere Women’s Family Safety Group programs’ direction and development has been very organic and has worked from a strengths based approach acknowledging and celebrating the skills, knowledge, history, assets, connections and relationships that Town Camp residents have. Territory Families. 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