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Go to public survey Which organisation are you representing and how can we contact you about your submission?Organisation NameContact email address What state or territory does your organisation operate in?Please select all that apply Nationally, Australia-wide Australian Capital Territory (ACT) New South Wales (NSW) Northern Territory (NT) Queensland (QLD) South Australia (SA) Tasmania (TAS) Victoria (VIC) Western Australia (WA) External Australian Territory (e.g. Torres Strait, Norfolk Island) Which aspect/s of family, domestic and sexual violence does your organisation work within?Please select all that apply Service providers Research / academia Peak body Advocacy Workforce Other Please specify What is your connection to this issue? I have personal experience of family, domestic or sexual violence I have supported someone close to me who has experienced it I have sought, or thought about seeking, support to change my own behaviour in relationships I work in a specialist family, domestic or sexual violence service I work in another service or role that works alongside the sector and people affected by violence (for example, health, education, justice, child protection, community services) I work in research/academia, policy, or advocacy on these issues I'm responding as a member of the general community None of the above Prefer not to say Which state or territory do you live in? ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA External Australian Territory (e.g. Torres Strait, Norfolk Island) I do not currently live in Australia Prefer not to say What type of area do you live in? Metropolitan area / city Regional area / town Outer regional / rural area Remote area Prefer not to say This section includes 5 areas we want feedback on. These are the 5 priority areas covered in the Consultation Paper. You can click here to skip these questions and go directly to upload a submission. You can also choose not to answer any question by leaving the space provided blank. Priority Area 1: Victim-survivors When providing your feedback on this area, you might like to consider: What service or system responses would make the biggest difference to victim-survivors’ safety, wellbeing, healing and recovery? What helps people access support earlier, and what barriers prevent people from seeking help or engaging with systems and services? What current or emerging issues should the Second Action Plan address, including in relation to coercive control and technology-facilitated abuse? What gaps remain in addressing the needs of diverse communities, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people?Feedback for Priority Area 1: Victim-survivorsPriority Area 2: Prevention and early intervention When providing your feedback on this area, you might like to consider: What would make the biggest difference in preventing and ultimately ending violence? How can existing efforts to prevent violence be strengthened or built upon at the individual, community, organisational, institutional and societal levels? How can governments, communities, schools, workplaces, online platforms and others better support people to recognise and respond to harmful attitudes and behaviours? What prevention and early intervention approaches appear most promising or effective, and what is needed to strengthen or expand them? What emerging issues should the Second Action Plan address in relation to primary prevention and early intervention?Feedback for Priority Area 2: Prevention and early interventionPriority Area 3: Children and young people in their own right When providing your feedback on this area, you might like to consider: What would make the biggest difference to improving safety, recovery and wellbeing outcomes for children and young people affected by this violence? How can governments, services, education settings, families, communities and others better recognise and respond to children and young people experiencing violence or harm? What approaches are most effective in supporting children and young people who are using violence or displaying harmful sexual behaviours to take accountability, change behaviours, and reduce harm? How should the Second Action Plan respond to current or emerging forms of harm affecting children and young people, including technology-facilitated abuse, harmful online content, and violence within peer and dating relationships? How can children and young people be meaningfully involved in shaping the policies, programs and services that affect them?Feedback for Priority Area 3: Children and young people in their own rightPriority Area 4: People who use violence When providing your feedback on this area, you might like to consider: What would make the biggest difference in preventing and responding earlier to the use of violence? How can services, families, communities, workplaces, institutions and others better recognise and respond safely to people using violence or at risk of using violence? What approaches are most effective in supporting people who use violence to take accountability, change behaviours, and reduce the use of violence, while focusing on victim-survivor safety? How can governments and services, among others, strengthen culturally safe, accessible and evidence-informed responses for a range of communities and cohorts?Feedback for Priority Area 4: People who use violencePriority Area 5: System Integration and Workforce When providing your feedback on this area, you might like to consider: What would make the biggest difference in creating a more coordinated and connected system response for people affected by violence against women and children and other forms of gender-based violence and people using violence? What workforce capabilities, supports, or conditions are most needed to strengthen prevention, early intervention, response and recovery? What approaches or models appear most effective in improving collaboration, coordination and information sharing across services, systems and programs? What supports do specialist and universal services need to provide inclusive, accessible and response services? What evidence, workforce or system gaps should the Second Action Plan prioritise to strengthen implementation and improve outcomes over time?Feedback for Priority Area 5: System Integration and WorkforceOther areas of action Are there any other actions you think should be a priority to stop family, domestic and sexual violence? Would you like to upload a written submission? Yes No Upload your submissionIf you have a file larger than 10MB please email us Secondactionplan@dss.gov.auAccepted file types: pdf, docx, Max. file size: 10 MB.
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