Welcome to the Grampians Community of Practice for the Prevention of Violence against Women Wednesday 24 June 2015

Overview: Community of Practice Étienne Charles Wenger, 1998 "a network of people who share a common interest in a specific area of knowledge (and) are willing to work and learn together over a period of time to develop and share that knowledge."

Communities of Practice theory Regional Community of Practice Domain: PVAW Community: Committed to a process of collective learning Practice: identification of resources, investigation of problems or gaps Continuous improvement: Ongoing inquiry, reflection on practice, evaluation of impact

Terms of Reference

The Prevention of Violence against Women Sector developments -Key milestones sector reform -The case for primary prevention -National and State Plans -Looking forward

Sector reform 2004 Code of Practice for the Investigation of Family Violence 2005 State government $35.1 million family violence reform package 2005 First Family Violence Court System in Heidelberg and Ballarat 2006 Regional Integrated Family Violence Committee established 2008 Family Violence Protection Act

Family Violence incident rates recorded by police per 100,000 population by municipality and Victoria – March 2011 – March 2015 Source: Crime Statistics Agency (CSA)

The case for primary prevention 1 women a week killed by a current or former intimate partner Costing the economy of $13.6 billion per year Improved response from the sector has seen an increase in reporting and increase demand on response services Violence against women is preventable

Evidence for prevention Vic Health Preventing Violence before it Occurs: A Framework and Background Paper to Guide the Primary Prevention of Violence against Women in Victoria First documents to: 1.Distil the underlying drivers and contributors 2.Propose a framework for action 3.Has been highly influential on Victorian policy., funding and practice

Underlying causes 1.Adherence to rigid gender stereotypes 2.Unequal power (inequality) between women and men 3.Male sense of entitlement

“We already know how to stop domestic violence: close the inequity gap”

Vic Health Settings for Action

Vic Health pilot projects Baby Makes 3 Multi Faith project Local government capacity building Workplace bystander action

The Grampians region

Leadership

White Ribbon Day Growing WRD movement Ambassador workshops

You the Man

Media The Ballarat Couriers It’s up to us campaign

National and State Plans National Plan State Plan

Recent activity in primary prevention Appointment of a Minister for the Prevention of Violence against Women, Hon Fiona Richardson Royal Commission into Family Violence

Recent activity in primary prevention

National Framework (September 2015) 1.Guide prevention policy and practice based 2.Be inclusive and responsive to diverse contexts 3.Address intersectionality, discrimination and power imbalances Implementation tools (late 2015) 1. Provide practical tailored support for prevention activities for specific contexts or groups

Use of the framework Up to date evidence Situates PVAW work in a national roadmap Basis for a range of communication and advocacy tools Basis for training programs, practice standard and population work

Looking forward National Framework for the Prevention of Violence against Women- Sept 2015 National Framework implementation tools- End 2015 Victorian Public Health and Wellbeing Plan 2015 to Sept 2015 Recommendations from Royal Commission into Family Violence- Early 2016 Grampians Region Community of Practice- Ongoing for three years

Its up to all of us It's up to you. It's up to me. It's up to us. Challenge stereotypes Call out sexist attitudes Speak out if you hear excuses for violence or victim blaming Spread the word that violence is never an option or a solution and there is NO excuse Acknowledge respect and equality when you see it Celebrate our role models

Contact details Simone Meade Kath Deakin Phone