NSW Gov launches world-first smart phone app to protect from domestic violence via Komosion
A new smart phone app for people who are experiencing domestic and family violence, created by Komosion for Women NSW, was launched today by NSW minister for family and community services and minister for Women, Pru Goward.
Says Goward: “This app is the first of its kind in the world to combine information with access to help services, the ability to create a trusted network of friends who can be easily contacted with an agreed message and a GPS system to ‘call-for-help’ alert recipients of the sender’s location.”
It was developed and launched in conjunction with police and women’s refuge representatives.
Says Craig Burtenshaw, Komosion’s creative director: “The app is easy to use and contains useful and potentially life-saving information. A unique messaging tool allows the user to privately and safely call for help if under duress.”
Burtenshaw said a ‘Message friends’ section allows users to quickly send an SMS to a trusted friend or family member when they are feeling threatened or harassed. A choice of three in-built messages – ‘Call me’, ‘Come and pick me up’ and ‘Call the police for me’ – can be instantly communicated in emergencies with three quick touches of a phone pad.
The “Aurora” domestic violence app was developed by Komosion for Women NSW, part of the NSW Government’s Department of Family and Community Services.
iPhone and Android versions are now available for free download from the iTunes App Store and Google Play Store.
4 Comments
How about releasing a version for Windows 8 phones.
Was this really a world’s first , or was it a fantastic idea brought to the government. in which took the liberty in developing.
Was this really a world’s first , or was it a fantastic idea brought to the government. in which took they liberty in developing.
This is an awesome idea. Hopefully it will enable victims of domestic violence to feel safer in situations that they have no control over… I am going to look into it for myself.