Sachiko is from Japan, and her journey to Australia started in 1987. She worked in Victoria teaching Japanese in a school. Eventually, she met her Australian husband and got married. She ensured that her children are bilingual and able to converse in English and Japanese when she returned to Japan, where she stayed for 23 years.

If you are in immediate danger, please call 000 and ask for the Police.

DV Connect’s Women's line is a 24-hour, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, crisis response telephone helpline for Queenslanders who want to escape domestic violence.  Please call them on 1800 811 811.

This project was funded by Queensland Government.  It aims to help people recognise, respond and prevent domestic and family violence.