immediate access to specialist domestic and family support services. Deliver a funding and investment model to Department of 5 72, 73 guide future investment in the domestic and Communities, Child family violence service system that addresses Safety and Disability specific service delivery issues, including in Services rural and remote communities. Finalise the recommended review of the Department of 5 78, 99, Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act Communities, Child 140 2012 and progress amendments arising from it, Safety and Disability including information-sharing mechanisms Services supporting integrated service responses. Review the Homelessness Program and the Department of 5 85a Crisis Accommodation Program, in Housing and Public collaboration with the Department of Works Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services, to ensure the effective investment in specialist homelessness services for women and children escaping domestic and family violence. Deliver a new temporary supported Department of 5 85b accommodation service shelter) in Communities, Charters Towers and Roma in collaboration Safety and Disability with community stakeholders. Services Department of Housing and Public Works Support service providers to be flexible in Department of 5 86 providing accommodation options to Communities, perpetrators to allow victims and children to Safety and Disability remain at home where it is deemed safe to do Services so. Roll out the Women Safe At Home’ Department of 5 86 ‘Keeping project to new technology to enable Communities, Child women to stay safely in their homes. Safety and Disability Services Evaluate the pilot of a refuge that caters for Department of 5 87 families escaping domestic and family violence Housing and Public with companion animals so they can access housing and homelessness services that meet their needs.
immediate access to specialist domestic and family support services. Deliver a funding and investment model to guide future investment in the domestic and family violence service system that addresses specific service delivery issues, including in rural and remote communities. Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services 5 72, 73 Finalise the recommended review of the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 and progress amendments arising from it, including information-sharing mechanisms supporting integrated service responses. Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services 5 78, 99, 140 Review the Homelessness Program and the Crisis Accommodation Program, in collaboration with the Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services, to ensure the effective investment in specialist homelessness services for women and children escaping domestic and family violence. Department of Housing and Public Works 5 85a Deliver a new temporary supported accommodation service shelter) in Charters Towers and Roma in collaboration with community stakeholders. Department of Communities, Safety and Disability Services Department of Housing and Public Works 5 85b Support service providers to be flexible in providing accommodation options to perpetrators to allow victims and children to remain at home where it is deemed safe to do so. Department of Communities, Safety and Disability Services 5 86 Roll out the ‘Keeping Women Safe At Home’ project to new technology to enable women to stay safely in their homes. Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services 5 86 Evaluate the pilot of a refuge that caters for families escaping domestic and family violence with companion animals so they can access housing and homelessness services that meet their needs. Department of Housing and Public 5 87
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