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Women - sources of help in Victoria

• Alternatives to Violence Project  The Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) is a network of independent not-for-profit grass-roots volunteer groups offering experiential workshops on creative conflict transformation in prisons, schools, and the wider community
    
• Australian Women's Health Network - acts as an advocate, lobbyist and information centre for Australian women and their health.
    
• BreastScreen Victoria - A government funded mammography screening program in Australia for women without breast symptoms or breast problems.
   
• Capers Bookstore - Specialising in books on pregnancy and birth, fertility issues, midwifery, breastfeeding, parenting and grief; and teaching resources for midwifery and childbirth education.
    
• Domestic Violence Resource Centre
    
• Equal Opportunity Commission Victoria  - can help if you've been discriminated against in employment, education and many other areas.
    
• Government Services for Women  - The Women's Portal is an online directory of all three levels of government information and services for women.
   
• Let's Face It  - Based on the film The Man Who Stole My Mother's Face, deals with issues surrounding sexual
  assault.
    
• Maternity Coalition an umbrella organisation to bring together support groups and individuals for effective lobbying, information sharing, networking and support in maternity services. 
   
• mothersgroup.com.au - National online site for mothers groups.
   
• Office of Women's Policy
   
• Relationships Australia  - Provides a range of relationship support services.
   
• The Domestic Violence & Incest Resource Centre (DVIRC) a statewide service in Victoria, Australia. DVIRC aims to reduce and prevent family violence by providing education to improve service and policy responses, and by assisting people who have experienced abuse. Special sections for teenagers.
    
• Women's Centre for Health Matters  - Offers services to support women in their pursuit of health and wellbeing.
   
• Women's Health Victoria is an independent Victorian state-wide women's health promotion organisation run by women for women through a feminist perspective and a social model of health.
    
• Women's Legal Services Australia - statewide legal service for women, specialising in relationship breakdown and violence against women, and providing legal service to women in Victoria.
   

Other sites of Interest

• BCL Womens' Interest Groups
• Women-only fitness gyms
• Hospitals and health information
   
• BadBacks.com.au has articles, discussion forums and a range of traditional & alternative back care products to help relieve injury or chronic pain conditions and help healing. They also have preventative products, pain relief and support products.