Safe homes, Safe Families: Tasmania’s Family Violence Action Plan 2015-2020

Safe Homes, Safe Families (Action Plan) provides the government’s response to reduce family violence, including sexual assault, in the Tasmanian community.

The Action Plan reflects the Government’s understanding that to address family violence and sexual assault, a coordinated whole-of-government approach is required. The approach includes short, medium and long term initiatives that aim to fully support those impacted by family and sexual violence and to change attitudes and beliefs about family violence across the community.

To achieve outcomes for those experiencing family violence the Government has committed through the Action Plan to:

take action to prevent family violence occurring
support a whole-of-society response to end family violence
prioritise the safety and wellbeing of those affected by family violence, particularly women and children
address the short and long term harm caused to children who are affected by family violence
invest in family violence prevention and early intervention
hold perpetrators accountable and support them to change their behaviour
use flexible, integrated, coordinated and collaborative approaches
listen to those who have experienced family violence and base actions on what is proven to work
monitor and report publicly on progress because outcomes matter.

The Tasmanian Action builds on and complements the vital work that is already being done under the National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and their Children.

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Safe homes, Safe Families: Tasmania’s Family Violence Action Plan 2015-2020