The conversation we need to have

The revelatory See What You Made Me Do explores an epidemic that is showing no signs of slowing down. Full series streaming now at SBS On Demand. 

Guide

‘See What You Made Me Do’ confronts our domestic abuse crisis

Investigative journalist Jess Hill hosts this landmark three-part series, during Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month.
News

What is domestic and family violence, and where can you get help in Australia?

As SBS airs 'See What You Made Me Do' - a landmark documentary series about domestic abuse - here is how different types of violence against women are categorised...
Guide

Your guide to SBS Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month programming

To support the issues raised in See What You Made Me Do, SBS offers a range of programming and online content to build greater understanding of domestic abuse.
NITV

Indigenous women talk ‘See What You Made Me Do’

In 'We Say No More', NITV gathers an all-Indigenous panel of Family Violence experts to examine this destructive social issue.
SBS Voices

What is coercive control?

Most women who are killed by their partners or ex-partners have previously been victims of coercive control, writes Deakin University professor Marilyn McMahon.
Essential services and resources

A list of essential support services, and a list of organisations working on the frontline to address the national crisis of domestic abuse. 

Find out more

Explore the issue

Related content from across the SBS network

News

Why making coercive control a crime is being debated across Australia

As SBS airs See What You Made Me Do - a landmark documentary series about domestic violence - four women have their say about coercive control, the most common...
topics

Can a violent man's psyche really be rewired?

Do men’s behavioural change programs actually work?
Resources

How to reduce the risk of technology-facilitated abuse

eSafety Women provides information about technology-facilitated abuse and tips on staying safer online.
From SBS Radio

Visa and cultural barriers trapping migrant women in abusive relationships

Anti-domestic violence advocates are calling for criminalising coercive control and expanding special provisions of migration law to help family violence victims.
On Insight

How my daughter's abusive relationship changed the course of my life

This mother founded a charity that supports women and children as they rebuild their lives after domestic and family violence.
SBS Voices

How Facebook and phone stalking disguised as ‘love’ turns deadly

“It is a social norm that if someone texts you multiple times, they love you so much that they just can’t stop talking to you”.

Stories of hope

Discover the stories of survivors and people making a difference.

News

After several women suicided, this Melbourne community is addressing family violence

Almost a year since a cluster of suicides among South Asian women in one area of Melbourne was first reported by SBS News, the community there is pulling together to...
News

'After 10 years of abuse, I left': Princess quit a violent marriage, now she helps other survivors thrive

Fiji-born Australian Princess Lakshman took five years of therapy and personal development coaching to understand that not only can she come out of her own trauma...
WATCH AT SBS ON DEMAND

‘The Abused’ exposes the disturbing reality of intimate partner violence and offers hope for a way out

SBS On Demand is featuring British documentary 'The Abused' and 30-minute film 'How to Leave an Abusive Relationship'.
SBS Voices

Learning how to argue again after an abusive relationship

For people who have experienced emotional abuse in their romantic relationships, arguing can feel fraught with danger.
News

Daizy left home at 16 to escape family violence. She now helps other women find themselves

My Australia: After experiencing abuse during her childhood, Daizy Maan decided to go it alone. She now runs a unique wellness space for South Asian women in...

A wide-ranging issue

Domestic violence affects many people, in many ways. 

SBS Voices

“I didn’t know where to go”: The reality facing female international students after abuse

“As a student ... when you are being abused by someone in a foreign country, it is very traumatic.”
SBS Voices

What is 'DARVO' and how is it used against survivors of violence?

DARVO stands for 'Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender.' Perpetrators often use DARVO to shame victims into believing they are responsible for the abuse.
SBS VOICES

Four things gaslighters say

Gaslighters excel at manipulation, making it more difficult for victims to get help.
SBS Voices

Why trauma bonding makes it hard to leave abusive relationships

Often, a big part of why leaving feels impossible is because of something psychologists call ‘trauma bonding’.
SBS Voices

Coercive control legislation could have saved Hannah's life: Sue and Lloyd Clarke

"He would have gone to jail and had some of his entitlement taken from him.”