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Thank you for taking the time to answer these questions. Your responses will help us to develop a strategy for reducing and preventing family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia into the future..
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What do you think are the major issues for people experiencing family, domestic, and sexual violence when they try to find support?
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What do you think are the major issues regarding services for people experiencing family, domestic, and sexual violence?
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How relevant are the below outcomes and priorities for a national strategy on preventing family, domestic and sexual violence?

Scale (note: each priority to be ranked individually):

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Communities are safe and free from violence
Relationships are respectful
Indigenous communities are empowered to strengthen their own responses to family, domestic and sexual violence
Services meet the needs of people experiencing family, domestic and sexual violence
Systems supporting people experiencing family, domestic and sexual violence work effectively together
Justice responses are timely and effective
Perpetrators are held to account
People who experience family, domestic and sexual violence are heard and have their experiences acknowledged
Building the evidence base
Understanding individual experiences of violence across diverse groups and individuals

Are there any other priorities that would make a big difference to preventing family, domestic and sexual violence beyond those listed in the question above?
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What improvements or useful responses have you seen in the prevention of family, domestic and sexual violence?
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Is there anything that could be improved to help prevent and address family, domestic, and sexual violence in Australia?
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What are the most important things we can do to support people who are experiencing family, sexual and domestic violence?

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A clinical focus on mental health and emotional support which is accessible and affordable
Community support
Support from employers
Safe housing
Financial security
Being heard, supported and better understood by other people in the community
Receiving a response from authorities which is compassionate, informed and does not cause additional trauma (an educated, trauma-informed response, i.e. not over or under reporting)
Removing perpetrators from victim/survivors’ homes
Perpetrator intervention programs
Moving victim/survivors to a new area
Specialist, trauma informed counselling programs for victims/survivors of Domestic Family Sexual Violence
Services and programs delivered to perpetrators including counselling/behaviour change programs
Programs to support people experiencing domestic, family and sexual violence returning to or in the workforce
Spiritual counselling
Installing home security systems and/or enabling victim/survivors to access personal alarms

Are there other things we can do to support people who are experiencing family, sexual and domestic violence?
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If you could recommend up to three things for a national strategy on preventing family, domestic and sexual violence, what would they be?
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Is there anything else you would like the next National Plan to include or address?
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Which of the following statements best describes you?
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- I have personal experience with family, domestic and/or sexual violence
- I have a loved one / friend who has experienced family, domestic and/or sexual violence
- I’m a support worker / work directly with people who experience family, domestic and/or sexual violence
- I’m an advocate / work for a peak association or service provider
- I’m employed by federal, state or territory, or local government
- I have an interest in policy or research on family, domestic and/or sexual violence
- Other
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Which state or territory do you live in?
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- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia
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Do you identify as any of the following?
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- Aboriginal
- Torres Strait Islander
- Cultural and Linguistically Diverse
- LGBTIQA+
- A person with disability
- None of the above
- Other
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Which age bracket do you belong to?
- Under 18
- 19-29
- 30-39
- 40-49
- 50-59
- 60-69
- 70+
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What gender do you identify with?
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- Gender non-binary
- Transgender
- Intersex
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What does you organisation see as the major issues for people experiencing family, domestic, and sexual violence?
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How relevant are the below outcomes and priorities for a strategy to prevent family, domestic and sexual violence for all Australians?

Scale (note: each priority to be ranked individually):

	Highly relevant	Relevant	Neutral	Less relevant	Not relevant
Communities are safe and free from violence
Relationships are respectful
Indigenous communities are empowered to strengthen their own responses to family, domestic and sexual violence
Services meet the needs of people experiencing family, domestic and sexual violence
Systems supporting people experiencing family, domestic and sexual violence work effectively together
Justice responses are timely and effective
Perpetrators are held to account
People who experience family, domestic and sexual violence are heard and have their experiences acknowledged
Build the evidence base
Understanding individual experiences of violence across diverse groups and individuals

Are there any other priorities that your organisation feels would make a difference to prevent family, domestic and sexual violence beyond those listed in the question above?
Maximum 250 words
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What are the most important things we can do to support people who are experiencing family, sexual and domestic violence?

Scale (note: each priority to be ranked individually):

	Highly relevant	Relevant	Neutral	Less relevant	Not relevant
Psychological and emotional support which is accessible and affordable
Community support
Support from employers
Safe housing
Financial security
Being heard, supported by others and better understood by others
Receiving an appropriate response from authorities (an educated, trauma-informed response, i.e. not over or under reporting)
Removing perpetrators from victim/survivors’ homes
Perpetrator intervention programs
Moving victim/survivors to a new area
Specialist counselling programs for victim/survivors
Counselling programs for perpetrators
Employment programs
Spiritual counselling
Installing home security systems and/or enabling victim/survivors to access personal alarms
Other

Are there any other things we can do to support people who are experiencing family, sexual and domestic violence?
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What is working well to prevent family, domestic, and sexual violence in Australia?
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What should be done to improve the prevention of family, domestic, and sexual violence in Australia?
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If you could recommend three priorities for a strategy to prevent domestic, family and sexual violence for all Australians, what would it be?
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Is there anything else you would like us to know?
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Which of the following statements best describes your organisation?
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- Family, domestic and/or sexual violence service (local community)
- Family, domestic and/or sexual violence service (state-wide)
- Family, domestic and/or sexual violence service (national)
- State/territory government
- Federal government
- Service for children and/or young people
- First responder (e.g. police, ambulance)
- Research organisation
- Education facility (e.g. university)
- Health (e.g. hospital, GP)
- Housing/Homelessness Services
- Corporate Sector
- Legal or judicial
- Other
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Which state or territory does your organisation operate in?
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- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia
- National
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Does your organisation specialise in working with specific cohorts?
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- People who have experienced violence (victim/survivors)
- Aboriginal
- Torres Strait Islander
- Cultural and Linguistically Diverse
- LGBTIQA+
- People with disability
- Women
- Men
- Children
- Young People
- Age care
- Perpetrators
- None of the above
- Other
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Does your organisation specialise in any of the below types of support service?
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- Sexual violence
- Family violence
- Domestic violence
- Crisis response (e.g. first responders)
- Mental Health
- Safety and wellbeing
- Housing
- Financial counselling
- Legal services
- Other
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Thank you for completing our questionnaire. We appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts and opinions.
We will use this information, along with the latest research evidence and the findings of the House Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs inquiry into family, domestic and sexual violence, to provide recommendations to the Government to inform the priorities and direction of the next National Plan.

If you have any questions or feedback about this questionnaire, please contact the Department of Social Services via nationalplanfeedback@dss.gov.au
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