Resources for Services
This section of the website includes a variety of resources for providers of services to ACT women. They have been created through WCHM projects and research. We will continue to add resources as they are created.
Women living with mental health issues
WCHM research conducted in 2011 shows that peer support is an effective tool for women living with mental health issues in the ACT, to increase their mental wellbeing, confidence and social connectedness. This resource was developed to aid women and service providers to navigate the available options for accessing peer support in the ACT.
Guide to peer support services in the ACT for service providers (85 KB)
Guide to peer support services in the ACT for service providers (1241 KB)
Refugee women
The following resources were developed by the Southern Sudanese and Burmese Mon women who participated in the WCHM project Cultural Awareness Training - New and emerging communities. This was a unique program based on the lived experiences of the refugee women and communities taking ownership of their culture, with the intention that this approach would add value to how ACT services engage with their communities.
Working with Southern Sudanese women
Southern Sudanese profile
Southern Sudanese Profile (318 KB)
Southern Sudanese Profile (1583 KB)
What would help? Supporting Southern Sudanese clients
What would help - Supporting Southern Sudanese clients (101 KB)
What would help - Supporting Southern Sudanese clients (461 KB)
Working with Mon Burmese women
A Mon profile
Mon Profile (388 KB)
Mon Profile (36412 KB)
What would help? Supporting Mon (Burmese) clients
What would help - Supporting Mon clients (126 KB)
What would help - Supporting Mon clients (451 KB)
Women with disabilities
These resources were created from the findings of the WCHM project Women with Disabilities Accessing Crisis Services in the ACT, which aimed to assist domestic violence/crisis services in the ACT to better support women with disabilities. The project included auditing the services’ accessibility for women with disabilities, identifying the barriers and gaps, and developing a set of good practice principles for improving access for women with disabilities.
Improving access for women with disabilities to domestic violence services in the ACT: Good practice principles
Improving access for women with disabilities to domestic violence services in the ACT (472 KB)
Improving access for women with disabilities to domestic violence services in the ACT (6909 KB)
Disability accessible domestic violence and crisis services: Audit questionnaire
Disability accessible domestic violence and crisis services - audit questionnaire (342 KB)
Disability accessible domestic violence and crisis services - audit questionnaire (6906 KB)