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Sunday, September 22, 2013

Jewish Taskforce Against Family Violence breaks down barriers

by: Nicole Precel
September 17, 2013 5:17PM

Jewish Taskforce Against Family Violence chairperson Deborah Wiener runs a call service to help people in the jewish community. Picture: Derrick den Hollander Source: News Limited

FOR about 20 years the Jewish Taskforce Against Family Violence has been breaking down barriers and creating awareness to keep people safe.

The taskforce's Sheiny New said there had been scepticism in parts of the Jewish community about whether abuse happened.
"No community is immune, not the Jewish community either," she said.
The taskforce runs a safe and confidential support line, trains rabbis about how to approach issues such as family violence and child sexual abuse, and runs information sessions for schools and the community.
Ms New said they'd trained 30 rabbis from ultra-orthodox to secular communities to respond to issues of abuse over the past six years.
They have published the book Will my Rabbi Believe Me? Will He Understand about how vital a rabbi's response was to healing of victims.
"No matter how someone identifies themselvse on the Jewish religious spectrum, to them it was very important the rabbis understand," she said.
The taskforce also tackles child sexual abuse.
"If there is a child who is a victim of sexual assault, every procedure has to be put in place to make sure the safety of the child is provided," she said.
They notify police, and professionals and run education programs with schools.
"We teach (children) how to wear a seatbelt, or put fences around schools, creating awareness of child sexual assault is no different as a safety precaution," she said.
"That they have the right to feel safe... they have the right to say, 'no, stop that'... and a parent to have the understanding of the issues, how to recognise the red flags."
The taskforce support line is open Monday to Thursday, 10am- 5pm on 9523 2100.
Women's Domestic Violence Crisis Service is a 24/7 service on 1800 015 188.
In an emergency call 000

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