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Being approached on a ‘regular’ basis was variously expressed as:
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seeing on average 4-6 cases of family violence per year;
seeing on average 9-10 cases per year;
being approached every weekend after delivering the sermon.
Why Community/Religious leaders are chosen to disclose family violence to?
Community/religious leaders offered the following factors to explain why they were approached in
relation to family violence:
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they are well known and trusted within the community;
they have an approachable manner;
they have ability and experience communicating with and advising people;
they can offer spiritual guidance;
they have authority in the community, particularly, in some cases, the authority to grant
marriage and divorce;
Understanding of family violence
One observation made by nearly all community/religious leaders was that people who sought
assistance in relation to family violence often did not talk specifically about ‘family violence’ or frame
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