Office of the Status of Women. A part to play.
Domestic violence is the most common form of assault.
This production is designed as a staff development video for child care workers and raises many of the common assumptions about domestic violence. By presenting dramatisations, discussions and current statistics, it leads the viewer from common assumptions to an informed, positive and supportive approach to the children and their mothers. This video describes the Home Start Program sponsored by the Family Action Centre of the University of Newcastle, in which unsupported families are assisted by a network of volunteers. The video outlines the program which trains volunteers in 'visiting' families in their homes and then matches them to clients. Four clients and their visitors are interviewed and they describe their relationships and what the program has done for them.