The origins of today’s family violence specialist services lie in the continuing work of achieving equality and justice for women. After WW2, there was growing awareness of the problem of ‘wife‐beating’, where some husbands used violence against their wives. During the 1960s and 1970s, women’s groups began to come together to organise refuges for women who wanted to escape this violence. In 1974, Victoria’s first refuge was set up and … Continue reading History of reforms