Low-income adults and kids in jail denied lawyers over Christmas
By Lillian Rangiah
Legal Aid NT pauses all grants of aid for December, meaning people in the territory held in custody over Christmas — including children — will not have access to a legal aid lawyer.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-24/legal-aid-nt-cancels-all-grants-of-aid-for-december/106176494
#Courts #LegalProfession #Children #SupportServices #GovernmentFunding #StateandTerritoryGovernment #LillianRangiah
Legal Aid NT rejected 'exception for children' in service cuts, memo shows
By Lillian Rangiah
A leaked internal memo shows the board of the NT's main legal aid service voted down a proposal to exempt children accused of crimes from sweeping service cuts.
#Courts #LegalProfession #Children #SupportServices #GovernmentFunding #StateandTerritoryGovernment #LillianRangiah
'As traumatic as the assault': Expansion of sexual violence legal services
By Monte Bovill
The federal government will expand a "lifeline" service for survivors of sexual violence, which advocates say is fully booked.
After a miscarriage and stillbirth, Sasha's family wants to support others in their grief
By Nicola Ceccato
Sasha Barton has lived though the grief of losing two babies. She wants others to know they are not alone.
#PregnancyandChildbirth #DeathandDying #SupportServices #Babies #Women #NicolaCeccato
Is ADHD a superpower? We unpack meaning behind key symptoms
By Mark du Potiers and Gemma Ferguson
Some people refer to Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder as "a superpower" while others describe their ADHD symptoms as debilitating. Can both be true?
#ADHD #PeopleWithDisability #MentalHealth #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #Psychiatry #SupportServices #MedicalResearch #MarkduPotiers #GemmaFerguson
Ward crowding amplifies trauma for mothers whose babies 'gone too soon'
By Felicity James
Women who have had traumatic birth experiences at Royal Darwin Hospital have gathered to share their stories and call for urgent action from the territory and federal governments.
#PregnancyandChildbirth #WomensHealth #InfantHealth #Women #Babies #CommunityOrganisations #HealthcareandCommunityServicesIndustry #Parenting #MentalWellbeing #SupportServices #GovernmentFunding #StateandTerritoryGovernment #FederalGovernment #FelicityJames
'Deeply disappointing' delay holds up remote NT women's shelter
By Oliver Chaseling
An Aboriginal-led domestic violence support service is demanding answers over stalled progress in establishing a women's shelter in remote Northern Territory.
#SupportServices #IndigenousAustralians #Women #Safety #FederalGovernment #DomesticViolence #GovernmentFunding #RuralandRemoteCommunities #OliverChaseling
I would love to be able to post about all the #fundraisers and #FoodPantries and services for the #unhoused all over the #USA (and beyond). But I'm only one person. I hope that others do research and post crucial #SupportServices and #MutualAid for those in their areas!
#BuildingCommunity #SupportOthers #SNAPCuts #FoodInsecurity #FightForTheFuture
After Josh took his life, his mum started a support network in his honour
By Emmy Groves and Charlotte Gore
After Canberra woman Leesa Mountford's son, Josh Clarke, took his own life at 25, she co-founded grassroots support network I Got You — helping to fill a gap with demand for support services skyrocketing in the past two years.
#SupportServices #Suicide #CommunityOrganisations #EmmyGroves #CharlotteGore
After Canberra woman Leesa Mountford's son, Josh Clarke, took his own life at 25, she co-founded grassroots support network I Got You — helping to fill a gap with demand for support services skyrocketing in the past two years.
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