Planned Areas for Action
Area of Action 7
Policy for self-referred and non-mandated clients.
Responsibility
| Lead | Other |
|---|---|
| MSD and DCYFS | Relevant operational, population and funder government agencies and Justice |
Action details
Progress and implement the policy developed for determining funding arrangements for victims without protection orders and perpetrators not mandated by the court, to attend family violence intervention programmes 13.
Link to goals and objectives
Goal 2. Objectives 2(v), 2 (vii).
Timeframe
The policy should be finalised by June 2002 and implemented by June 2004.
Rationale
In December 1998 the Chief Executives' Crime Prevention Group requested the former Ministry of Social Policy to investigate the provision of family violence services to non-mandated and self-referred clients. Research associated with this project revealed that a number of programme providers referred victims without protection orders and perpetrators not mandated by the court elsewhere because of limited resources and insufficient funding. The National Network of Stopping Violence Services has also indicated that the viability of its programmes is at risk because funding is not available for perpetrators who refer themselves to its programmes without a court mandate.
Preliminary targets
- To have finalised a robust policy for determining funding arrangements for victims without protection orders and perpetrators not mandated by the court, to attend family violence prevention/intervention programmes by June 2002.
- To have implemented the policy by June 2004.
Preliminary measures
- Policy is finalised and agreed to by relevant agencies on time.
- Policy is implemented on time where feasible.
- Feedback from relevant programme providers indicates an increased capacity to service self-referred and non-mandated clients.
13. Intervention programmes include Anger Change for parents who are violent, Stopping Violence programmes for men, and women's empowerment.
