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Strategic Actions for Reducing Domestic Violence: Women's Affairs Taskforce Overview

Learn the pivotal role of the Ministry of Women’s Affairs in developing effective strategies through the Taskforce for Action on Violence within Families. Explore the Taskforce’s first Programme of Action focusing on leadership, changing attitudes, support services, safety, and accountability. Discover how the Ministry contributes to victim advocacy and research on protection orders.

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Strategic Actions for Reducing Domestic Violence: Women's Affairs Taskforce Overview

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  1. Strategies developing through the Taskforce for Action on Violence within Families Andrea Evans Ministry of Women’s Affairs

  2. Overview • Role of Ministry of Women’s Affairs • Taskforce’s first Programme of Action

  3. Ministry of Women’s Affairs • Providing strategic policy • Monitoring the Action Plan for New Zealand Women • Focusing on reducing the impact and incidence of domestic violence • Contributing to theTaskforce • www.mwa.govt.nz

  4. Taskforce’s First Programme of Action • Leadership • Changing Attitudes and Behaviours • Effective Support Services • Ensuring Safety and Accountability • www.msd.govt.nz

  5. Leadership

  6. Leadership • Monitoring and Implementing Programme of Action • Developing relevant and effective actions • Learning from what works

  7. Attitudes

  8. Changing Attitudes & Behaviours • Long term campaign • Implemented at all levels • Community owned and driven • Nationwide media campaign

  9. Support

  10. Effective support services • Keeping pace with demand • Responding to emerging needs • Providing culturally appropriate support • Developing a costing tool

  11. Safety and Accountability

  12. Safety and Accountability • Ensuring victim safety • Holding perpetrators to account • Improving information exchange • Developing nationwide local case co-ordination scheme

  13. Ministry of Women’s Affairs • Leading Taskforce project on victim advocates • Undertaking Protection orders research

  14. Working together

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