ChangeAbout consists of evidence based modules identified as critical to reducing the risk of family violence. These factors include: attitudes and beliefs supportive of family violence emotional abuse and regulation problems substance abuse relationship skills. The program aims to reduce recidivism by identifying deficits in these areas and minimising their impact of such, while also focusing effort on developing and strengthening protective factors. The Family Safety Contact Support Service accompanies the delivery of ChangeAbout. Further information on that service can be found in Table 2 under Principle 2. Culturally and linguistically diverse perpetrator programs CALD male Principle1 and services offenders and 2 The Royal Commission identified that there is a lack of culturally appropriate MBCPs for perpetrators of family violence from CALD communities, particularly for those who do not speak English. Corrections Victoria is developing a number of CALD-specific perpetrator programs and services with specialist providers, to build further capacity within the corrections system to respond to the needs of CALD perpetrators. The response to CALD perpetrators of family violence includes: family violence information sessions development of resources for CALD perpetrators piloting the delivery of CALD MBCPs in prison development of cultural guidelines. 4 Preventing and responding to family violence is systemic and enduring The Strategy and Action Plan includes a number of initiatives that focus on embedding appropriate responses to victim survivors and perpetrators of family violence and ensuring that the changes which are introduced are systemic and enduring. Many of these initiatives build on the work undertaken as part of the Family Violence Service Reform Strategy 2015-16. A summary of the programs and initiatives being implemented in this Action Plan that are aligned to this principle are outlined in Table 4. Table 4: Programs and initiatives to embed responses to family violence Other relevant Program or initiative Target group principle/s Review of family violence victim survivor support programs and services Female Principle 2 prisoners and Given the expansion of Out of the Dark and Specialist Trauma Counselling that offenders was undertaken in response to recommendation 184 from the Royal Commission, a review of family violence victim survivor support services will be
ChangeAbout consists of evidence based modules identified as critical to reducing the risk of family violence. These factors include: attitudes and beliefs supportive of family violence emotional abuse and regulation problems substance abuse relationship skills. The program aims to reduce recidivism by identifying deficits in these areas and minimising their impact of such, while also focusing effort on developing and strengthening protective factors. The Family Safety Contact Support Service accompanies the delivery of ChangeAbout. Further information on that service can be found in Table 2 under Principle 2. Culturally and linguistically diverse perpetrator programs and services The Royal Commission identified that there is a lack of culturally appropriate MBCPs for perpetrators of family violence from CALD communities, particularly for those who do not speak English. Corrections Victoria is developing a number of CALD-specific perpetrator programs and services with specialist providers, to build further capacity within the corrections system to respond to the needs of CALD perpetrators. The response to CALD perpetrators of family violence includes: family violence information sessions development of resources for CALD perpetrators piloting the delivery of CALD MBCPs in prison development of cultural guidelines. CALD male offenders Principle1 and 2 4 Preventing and responding to family violence is systemic and enduring The Strategy and Action Plan includes a number of initiatives that focus on embedding appropriate responses to victim survivors and perpetrators of family violence and ensuring that the changes which are introduced are systemic and enduring. Many of these initiatives build on the work undertaken as part of the Family Violence Service Reform Strategy 2015-16. A summary of the programs and initiatives being implemented in this Action Plan that are aligned to this principle are outlined in Table 4. Table 4: Programs and initiatives to embed responses to family violence Program or initiative Target group Other relevant principle/s Review of family violence victim survivor support programs and services Given the expansion of Out of the Dark and Specialist Trauma Counselling that was undertaken in response to recommendation 184 from the Royal Commission, a review of family violence victim survivor support services will be Female prisoners and offenders Principle 2
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