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Interactive, visual model on the use of violence available online
News 31 Jul 2014
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An interactive model for understanding factors relevant to the perpetration of violence against women, violence against children and sexual orientation violence is freely available online. The model of factors at play in the perpetration of violence...
VAWnet updates special collections on Traumatic Brain Injury; and Disasters and Emergencies
News 28 Jul 2014
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These collations of online information provide access to resources on a range of topics. VAWnet is the US National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women. Traumatic brain injury This special collection assists domestic violence service...
UK Girl Summit discusses child, early and forced marriage and FGM
News 23 Jul 2014
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The first Girl Summit was co-hosted by the United Kingdom and UNICEF on 22 July 2014. The Summit aimed to mobilise domestic and international efforts to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and child, early and forced marriage (CEFM) within a...
Impact Collective recommends an integrated system for IPV and CAN
News 22 Jul 2014
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The Impact Collective have released a report proposing the establishment of an integrated system to better address intimate partner violence (IPV) and child abuse and neglect (CAN). The Way Forward - An Integrated System for Intimate Partner...
ACC announces schools to pilot 'Mates & Dates'
News 10 Jul 2014
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ACC has announced the schools and facilitators that will pilot its new sexual and dating violence prevention programme, 'Mates & Dates.' The programme will be piloted with up to 2000 students during Term 3. ACC Sexual Violence Prevention...
NZFVC releases data summaries; questions raised about Police response
News 08 Jul 2014
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NZFVC data summaries released today show a drop in recorded offences at family violence incidents, despite the fact that the number of Police family violence investigations has continued to increase. Applications for Protection Orders and prosecuted...
Glenn Inquiry publishes 'Stories of change'
News 08 Jul 2014
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The Glenn Inquiry has published the stories of people who have changed their lives following experiences of childhood sexual abuse and/or domestic violence. Stories of Change, Moving Beyond Violence is accompanied by video interviews with five...
Labour announces family violence policy
News 07 Jul 2014
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Labour has announced a package of measures it would introduce to address family violence if it was in government. Labour Leader David Cunliffe announced the policies at the Women's Refuge symposium in Auckland on 4 July. Labour said it would: "...
Archived material
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This material has been removed from this website and archived because it contains information which is now out of date. This page provides a record of earlier work in this area. If you require any of these documents, please contact the Information...
Government announces "suite of initiatives" to address family violence
News 02 Jul 2014
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The Government today announced "a suite of intitiatives" in the Justice sector and the development of Achieving Intergenerational Change – A whole-of-Government approach to address family violence. The Government also released the report of the...
Community providers boycott pilot of new Corrections programme
News 02 Jul 2014
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Most community providers are boycotting the pilot of the new programme for domestic violence offenders developed by the Department of Corrections. In a letter to Police Minister Anne Tolley and Justice Minister Judith Collins, National Network of...
16 Days of Activism Against GBV 2014 campaign theme launched: militarism
News 30 Jun 2014
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The Center for Women's Global Leadership has announced the 2014 theme for the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence (GBV). The 16 Days Campaign runs between 25 November (International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women;...
New sexual violence bystander intervention posters available for use
News 26 Jun 2014
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Sexual Abuse Support and Healing (SASH) Nelson has produced a series of sexual violence bystander intervention posters (see below). The posters are adapted from the US Make your Move Missoula campaign. SASH Nelson is happy for other organisations to...
Death reviews lead to call for "radical change" in response to dangerous family violence
News 26 Jun 2014
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The Family Violence Death Review Committee's (FVDRC) fourth report urges support services and society in general to take "more responsibility for preventing abusers from using violence, rather than expecting the victims of family violence to keep...
Vulnerable Children Bill passes into legislation
News 25 Jun 2014
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The Vulnerable Children Bill passed its third reading in Parliament on 19 June 2014. The Vulnerable Children Bill places new, legislated responsibility for protecting and improving the lives of vulnerable children on the heads of NZ Police and the...
Legislation criminalises forced marriage in UK
News 24 Jun 2014
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The UK has passed legislation making it a criminal offence to force someone to marry. A forced marriage is a marriage that takes place without the full and free consent of both parties. It is not the same as an arranged marriage where the families...
Domestic violence information available in Easy Read and New Zealand Sign Language
News 23 Jun 2014
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Lobby and advocacy group Auckland Domestic Violence and Disability (DVD) has published Easy Read and New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) versions of their Domestic Violence and Disabled People booklet. The booklet was New Zealand’s first written...
New publications summarise what works to prevent violence
News 23 Jun 2014
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The Global Programme to Prevent Violence against Women and Girls project has published five new papers summarising the current state of knowledge on what works to prevent violence. The project aims to build knowledge on what works to prevent...
Distribution of $10.4 million for specialist sexual violence services
News 19 Jun 2014
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The Ministry of Social Development has announced how the $10.4 million in new operating funding for sexual violence services over the next two years will be distributed. The funding will be targeted in two tranches: 1. Community-based harmful sexual...
New sexual violence prevention campaign launched: "Are you that someone?"
News 18 Jun 2014
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A new sexual violence prevention campaign was launched by Social Development Minister Paula Bennett on 13 June 2014. The campaign is focussed on equipping young people (aged 16-21) with the confidence and knowledge to speak up and step in to keep...