Month Community Grants supporting Queensland activities during Domestic program to enable community communities to and Family Violence driven initiatives to complement undertake local Prevention Month (May the communication strategy. prevention campaigns 2016). and will continue to This has increased from fund the Domestic and approximately $110k in 2015 Family Violence and $70k in 2014. The Prevention Month number of funded Community Grants. organisations, events and locations has increased from previous years. 24 The Queensland Government The Queensland The Queensland Government leads and facilitates the Government will has developed the Respectful introduction of programs in State support programs in relationships education schools to embed through the State Schools that program designed for school life of all secondary and embed a culture that students from Prep to Year primary state schools a culture upholds and recognises 12. It is a primary prevention that emphasises: the significance of program based on domestic appropriate and and family violence research Developing and maintaining respectful relationships and best-practice educational respectful relationships and gender equality. approaches. It can be Respecting self This includes students delivered as part of the Gender equality. demonstrating respect curriculum or as a for themselves and pastoral care program others and behaving in and is available to all schools a manner that respects in Queensland state and — the rights of others. non-state. 25 The Queensland Government The Queensland The Queensland Government leads and facilitates the Government recognises developed the Respectful introduction of programs to its responsibility to relationships education ensure that all secondary provide programs that program designed for students can: focus on personal safety students from Prep to Year and awareness, 12. It is a primary prevention Recognise domestic and family including identifying based on domestic and violence and where to go for and responding to family violence research and help abuse and violence, and best-practice educational Safely intervene and provide to develop students’ approaches. It can be support to victims. knowledge and skills to delivered as part of the be able to recognise, curriculum or as a react and report when pastoral care program they, or others, are and is available to all schools unsafe. in Queensland state and — non-state. 26 The Queensland Government The Queensland The Queensland Government leads and facilitates the Government recognises developed the Respectful
Month Community Grants program to enable community driven initiatives to complement the communication strategy. supporting Queensland communities to undertake local prevention campaigns and will continue to fund the Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month Community Grants. activities during Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month (May 2016). This has increased from approximately $110k in 2015 and $70k in 2014. The number of funded organisations, events and locations has increased from previous years. 24 The Queensland Government leads and facilitates the introduction of programs in State schools to embed through the school life of all secondary and primary state schools a culture that emphasises: Developing and maintaining respectful relationships Respecting self Gender equality. The Queensland Government will support programs in State Schools that embed a culture that upholds and recognises the significance of appropriate and respectful relationships and gender equality. This includes students demonstrating respect for themselves and others and behaving in a manner that respects the rights of others. The Queensland Government has developed the Respectful relationships education program designed for students from Prep to Year 12. It is a primary prevention program based on domestic and family violence research and best-practice educational approaches. It can be delivered as part of the curriculum or as a pastoral care program and is available to all schools in Queensland — state and non-state. 25 The Queensland Government leads and facilitates the introduction of programs to ensure that all secondary students can: Recognise domestic and family violence and where to go for help Safely intervene and provide support to victims. The Queensland Government recognises its responsibility to provide programs that focus on personal safety and awareness, including identifying and responding to abuse and violence, and to develop students’ knowledge and skills to be able to recognise, react and report when they, or others, are unsafe. The Queensland Government developed the Respectful relationships education program designed for students from Prep to Year 12. It is a primary prevention based on domestic and family violence research and best-practice educational approaches. It can be delivered as part of the curriculum or as a pastoral care program and is available to all schools in Queensland — state and non-state. 26 The Queensland Government leads and facilitates the The Queensland Government recognises The Queensland Government developed the Respectful
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