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It’s never Okay! Raising awareness of Domestic and Family Violence

News/It’s never Okay! Raising awareness of Domestic and Family Violence
Published 15 May 2025

Trigger Warning: Domestic and Family Violence

This story mentions themes of domestic and family violence, which may be distressing for some readers. If you or someone you know needs help, please visit the Queensland Government website for information about who to contact, or you can talk to someone you trust.

This information can also be downloaded in Easy Read format.

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Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) is a difficult but important topic, particularly for women with disability who are almost twice as likely to experience DFV than women without a disability. 1

We are really pleased to contribute to a Queensland Government video as part of a new DFV awareness resource pack for women with disability.

The aim of the resources is to raise awareness for women with disability about DFV, help them identify DFV and access support services.

Take a look at the new Queensland Government DFV awareness resource pack for women with disability here and click on the image below to reach the video:

Spotlighting Donna’s video contribution

A big thank you to Donna Brookes, a person we support, who participated in the video in a paid speaking role, delivering scripted lines telling women with disability that DFV is ‘never okay.’

Donna, who does not have personal experience with DFV, was fully supported throughout the process to ensure she was always informed and felt empowered in her decision to participate in the making of this important video.

In between takes, Donna shared stories with the crew about her passions; writing about her feelings, gardening and doing things on the computer at the Coopers Plains Learning and Lifestyle Hub.

You can find all of the DFV awareness resource for women with disability on the Queensland Government website: https://www.qld.gov.au/disability/adults/domestic-violence-support.

“It felt good being a part of this video.”

Donna Brookes

Resources to support our people

Please see our intranet page for more resources to support our people who may be experiencing or who are impacted by DFV including:

  • links to our free 15-minute internal training module,
  • information about Family and Domestic violence leave, and
  • access to a Family and Domestic helpline through the Converge Employee Assistance Program

For additional DFV support resources, please visit:

  1. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2019 “Family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia: continuing the national story.” ↩︎

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