71 The Queensland Government undertakes an Accepted The Queensland Government has immediate audit of services to ensure commenced an audit of services to inform adequate resources are available to meet the development of a long term funding demand for specialist domestic and family model (see Recommendation 72) to guide violence services, including perpetrator future investment in the domestic and intervention initiatives and specialist shelters. family violence service system. 72 The Queensland Government develops a long term Accepted funding and investment model, informed by the The Queensland Government will develop audit on the best mix of specialist and generalist a funding and investment model that will services, to be implemented, as a minimum, over the guide future investment in the domestic five year forward estimates commencing in and family violence service system. 2016/2017, to meet needs and address any gaps. 73 The Queensland Government explicitly outlines in Accepted the funding and investment model how new The Queensland Government will develop investment in service delivery for rural and remote a funding and investment model that will communities will: guide future investment in the domestic Enhance collaboration and coordination and family violence service system and Encourage innovation in service delivery address specific service delivery issues in rural and remote communities. Improve service to Queensland’s rural and remote communities into the future Expand technology to support victims of domestic and family violence Attract and retain highly skilled workers to support victims of domestic and family violence in rural and remote communities Link rural and remote services into the broader network of domestic and family violence service providers. 74 The Queensland Government immediately, and in Accepted collaboration with the domestic and family violence The Queensland Government has service sector, establishes pilots for an integrated commenced planning for the three response model, incorporating: integrated service response pilots with One urban integrated response to domestic and stakeholder engagement, co-design family violence activities, implementation and evaluation One regional city integrated response to to follow. Critical foundational work domestic and family violence, with outreach underway includes development of a programs to rural and remote communities common risk assessment framework and One discrete Indigenous community integrated information sharing guidelines to be response (as discussed in section 5.2 of this implemented as part of the pilots. Report). 75 These trial sites need to be reviewed and evaluated, Accepted with a view to expanding the number of sites for The Queensland Government will integrated services over a defined period of time to evaluate the pilot sites to inform the transition to state-wide integrated service integrated service response models. responses.
71 The Queensland Government undertakes an immediate audit of services to ensure adequate resources are available to meet demand for specialist domestic and family violence services, including perpetrator intervention initiatives and specialist shelters. Accepted The Queensland Government has commenced an audit of services to inform the development of a long term funding model (see Recommendation 72) to guide future investment in the domestic and family violence service system. 72 The Queensland Government develops a long term funding and investment model, informed by the audit on the best mix of specialist and generalist services, to be implemented, as a minimum, over the five year forward estimates commencing in 2016/2017, to meet needs and address any gaps. Accepted The Queensland Government will develop a funding and investment model that will guide future investment in the domestic and family violence service system. 73 The Queensland Government explicitly outlines in the funding and investment model how new investment in service delivery for rural and remote communities will: Enhance collaboration and coordination Encourage innovation in service delivery Improve service to Queensland’s rural and remote communities into the future Expand technology to support victims of domestic and family violence Attract and retain highly skilled workers to support victims of domestic and family violence in rural and remote communities Link rural and remote services into the broader network of domestic and family violence service providers. Accepted The Queensland Government will develop a funding and investment model that will guide future investment in the domestic and family violence service system and address specific service delivery issues in rural and remote communities. 74 The Queensland Government immediately, and in collaboration with the domestic and family violence service sector, establishes pilots for an integrated response model, incorporating: One urban integrated response to domestic and family violence One regional city integrated response to domestic and family violence, with outreach programs to rural and remote communities One discrete Indigenous community integrated response (as discussed in section 5.2 of this Report). Accepted The Queensland Government has commenced planning for the three integrated service response pilots with stakeholder engagement, co-design activities, implementation and evaluation to follow. Critical foundational work underway includes development of a common risk assessment framework and information sharing guidelines to be implemented as part of the pilots. 75 These trial sites need to be reviewed and evaluated, with a view to expanding the number of sites for integrated services over a defined period of time to transition to state-wide integrated service responses. Accepted The Queensland Government will evaluate the pilot sites to inform the integrated service response models.
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