Family Violence Prevention

Goal

Objective

1

To bring about attitudinal change by encouraging intolerance to violence in families/whanau, and by ensuring members of society understand its dimensions and manifestations, and play their part in preventing it 

1(ii) To increase public awareness and understanding of the nature, causes and effects of various forms and types of violence in families/whanau

1(iii) To ensure that each person who is aware of situations of violence in families/whanau will act promptly and appropriately

1(iv) To ensure that people experiencing violence in families/whanau are aware of what to do to protect themselves, and where to seek help

1(v) To reduce the impact of violence portrayed in the range of print, film, video, internet and other media

1(vi) To promote healthy gender roles and responsibilities, and non-violent concepts of masculinity

2

To achieve an effective, integrated and co-ordinated response to situations of violence in families/whanau and to ensure that quality services are available and accessible to all

2(ii) To ensure that people working with children and families/whanau have the skills, understanding and knowledge to provide competent family violence prevention services

2(iii) To ensure that family violence prevention services are culturally relevant and responsive to diverse needs

2(iv) To ensure that a seamless service is provided to address the family/whanau as a whole, as well as the needs of each individual

2(v) To prevent perpetrators from reoffending 

2(vi) To achieve effective inter-agency co-ordination, collaboration and communication in the delivery of family violence prevention services

2(vii) To ensure that family violence intervention services are available and accessible to all

3

To prevent violence in families/whanau by providing children, young people and their families/whanau with education and support, and by identifying violence early

3(ii) To ensure that early intervention services are effective and accessible

3(iii) To focus education for family violence prevention on parenting and interpersonal relationship skills

3(iv) To ensure early and accurate identification of violence in families/ whanau

4

To ensure that approaches to family violence prevention are culturally relevant and effective for:

1. whanau, hapu, iwi; and

2. Pacific peoples and other ethnic populations

4(1)(i) To ensure that Maori perspectives and approaches to family violence prevention are recognised and given a high priority in policy and service development and implementation

4(1)(ii) To recognise and provide for the diverse and specific needs of whanau, hapu and iwi in policy and service development and implementation

4(1)(iii) To build the capacity of whanau, hapu and iwi to resolve family violence issues within their own communities

4(2)(i) To recognise and provide for the diverse and specific needs of Pacific peoples and other ethnic populations in policy and service development and implementation

4(2)(ii) To build the capacity of Pacific peoples and other ethnic populations to resolve family violence issues within their own communities 

5

To ensure that there is a consistent and ongoing commitment to family violence prevention

5(ii) To strengthen community action and commitment to family violence prevention

5(iii) To ensure legislation and policy are consistent with family violence prevention guiding principles

5(iv) To ensure that legislation, policy and service development and implementation, relevant to family violence prevention, are informed by adequate research and evaluation

5(v) To ensure that a focus on family violence prevention is maintained and ongoing