adequacy of existing financial protections for Queensland’s seniors. 14 The Queensland Government includes LGBTI specific Accepted The Queensland Government will ensure elements in the communication strategy the Communication Strategy (see (Recommendation 18) to raise awareness of Recommendation 18) addresses the needs domestic and family violence in the LGBTI and challenges of the LGBTI community. community, remove the stigmas around reporting and seeking help, and providing LGBTI victims with advice on where to go for support. 15 The Queensland Government recognises the Accepted The Queensland Government will develop importance of community and government a comprehensive Communication Strategy prevention programs for long term reduction of aimed at the long term prevention of domestic and family violence and gives a clear domestic and family violence and address commitment to resource and support resourcing of prevention and service comprehensive and coordinated prevention. In delivery responses as part of the long doing so, the Queensland Government must term funding and investment model ensure both education and prevention initiatives (Recommendation 72). and response programs receive funding. 16 The Queensland Government leads and promotes Accepted The Queensland Government will develop sustained, inter-generational communication in the a Communication Strategy (see community about the seriousness of domestic and Recommendation 18) to achieve family violence, the community’s intolerance of sustained and inter-generational domestic and family violence, and the services communication with Queenslanders. available to victims and perpetrators. 17 The Queensland Government funds the Accepted The Queensland Government will develop development of evaluation criteria and a robust an evaluation framework as a component evaluation program for existing and future of the Domestic and Family Violence initiatives aimed at changing culture and attitudes Prevention Strategy. towards domestic and family violence. Evaluation of existing initiatives should be commenced as soon as possible. 18 The Queensland Government develops a consistent, Accepted The Queensland Government will develop comprehensive communication strategy on a comprehensive Communication domestic and family violence for Queensland. Strategy. 19 The Audit Oversight Body oversees Accepted The Queensland Government will development and implementation of an establish a Domestic and Family Violence innovative, multi- pronged communication Prevention Council (see Recommendation strategy. 3) to oversee the development of the Communication Strategy.
adequacy of existing financial protections for Queensland’s seniors. 14 The Queensland Government includes LGBTI specific elements in the communication strategy (Recommendation 18) to raise awareness of domestic and family violence in the LGBTI community, remove the stigmas around reporting and seeking help, and providing LGBTI victims with advice on where to go for support. Accepted The Queensland Government will ensure the Communication Strategy (see Recommendation 18) addresses the needs and challenges of the LGBTI community. 15 The Queensland Government recognises the importance of community and government prevention programs for long term reduction of domestic and family violence and gives a clear commitment to resource and support comprehensive and coordinated prevention. In doing so, the Queensland Government must ensure both education and prevention initiatives and response programs receive funding. Accepted The Queensland Government will develop a comprehensive Communication Strategy aimed at the long term prevention of domestic and family violence and address resourcing of prevention and service delivery responses as part of the long term funding and investment model (Recommendation 72). 16 The Queensland Government leads and promotes sustained, inter-generational communication in the community about the seriousness of domestic and family violence, the community’s intolerance of domestic and family violence, and the services available to victims and perpetrators. Accepted The Queensland Government will develop a Communication Strategy (see Recommendation 18) to achieve sustained and inter-generational communication with Queenslanders. 17 The Queensland Government funds the development of evaluation criteria and a robust evaluation program for existing and future initiatives aimed at changing culture and attitudes towards domestic and family violence. Evaluation of existing initiatives should be commenced as soon as possible. Accepted The Queensland Government will develop an evaluation framework as a component of the Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Strategy. 18 The Queensland Government develops a consistent, comprehensive communication strategy on domestic and family violence for Queensland. Accepted The Queensland Government will develop a comprehensive Communication Strategy. 19 The Audit Oversight Body oversees development and implementation of an innovative, multi- pronged communication strategy. Accepted The Queensland Government will establish a Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Council (see Recommendation 3) to oversee the development of the Communication Strategy.