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What is a refuge? (Easy English)
This booklet explains what a refuge is and how it provides a safe, temporary place for people escaping family and domestic violence. It covers security measures, available support services, and how refuges assist with planning next steps. Safe Steps offers additional support, including for people with disabilities.
- Organisation:
- Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre
- Topic:
- Family violence, Disability
- Target audience:
- General
- Service area:
- National
- Last reviewed:
- February 2025
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What is a refuge? (Easy English)
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