Action description:
To create a shared national understanding of coercive control to help raise awareness of the issue, inform more effective responses to family and domestic violence, and promote more consistent support and safety outcomes for victim-survivors, particularly for First Nations women who are often misidentified as perpetrators of violence.
Outcome:
Outcome 13
Status:
Existing
Is this Indigenous specific?:
No
Indicators:
Proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people identifying certain behaviours as forms of family violence (physical/ sexual/ emotional/ psychological/ financial control), Rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community awareness of what constitutes family violence (physical and non physical violence including sexual/ emotional/ psychological/ economic abuse/ violence)
Responsible Ministers:
Attorney-General
Resourcing:
$0.7 million
Delivery timeframe:
Expected completion by September 2024
Agency:
Attorney-General's Department