Reducing violence against women and their children is responsibility. everyone’s What we know 1 in 3 women has experienced physical violence since the age of 15. 1 in 5 women has experienced sexual violence. On average 1 woman is killed every week at the hands of their partner. This appears to be rising. Almost 17 per cent of women in Australia have experienced violence by a partner. $13.6 billion is the estimated cost to Australia each year. What about it we’re doing We consulted with 2,000 community stakeholders. 6 convened expert forums. 370 public admissions reviewed. The long term and bipartisan National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children, focusing on domestic and family violence and sexual assault. Ongoing engagement with the community and experts. First Action Plan Second Action Plan Third Action Plan Fourth Action Plan (2010- 2022) – – – Working together Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments and NGOs. – Communities are safe and free from violence Relationships are respectful Services meet the needs of women and their children experiencing violence Strengthened Indigenous Communities Perpetrators stop their violence and are held to account Justice responses are effective
Reducing violence against women and their children is everyone’s responsibility. What we know 1 in 3 women has experienced physical violence since the age of 15. 1 in 5 women has experienced sexual violence. On average 1 woman is killed every week at the hands of their partner. This appears to be rising. Almost 17 per cent of women in Australia have experienced violence by a partner. $13.6 billion is the estimated cost to Australia each year. What we’re doing about it We consulted with 2,000 community stakeholders. 6 convened expert forums. 370 public admissions reviewed. The long term and bipartisan National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children, focusing on domestic and family violence and sexual assault. Ongoing engagement with the community and experts. First Action Plan – Second Action Plan – Third Action Plan – Fourth Action Plan (2010- 2022) Working together – Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments and NGOs. Communities are safe and free from violence Relationships are respectful Services meet the needs of women and their children experiencing violence Strengthened Indigenous Communities Perpetrators stop their violence and are held to account Justice responses are effective
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