The Liberal Government is committed to tackling violence against women and children.
Today, as Minister for Women, I had the pleasure of launching the remastered ‘Breaking the Silence’ DVD for the Breaking the Silence Advocacy Group and its partner Red Cross.
The DVD is a powerful primary prevention strategy that is underpinned by the lived experience of family violence in the community. It tells the story of women from the Brighton municipality who have personally experienced family violence.
The Breaking the Silence Advocacy Group is a group of community members in Brighton who promote evidence based primary prevention strategies with the aim to reduce violence against women and their children.
The Group and its partner Red Cross have worked for over four years to raise awareness and understanding of family violence.
The Liberal Government is working with the Commonwealth Government to develop the Second Action Plan of the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children, as well as uniting with the Commonwealth and other States and Territories to jointly fund the new Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS).
We are also implementing strategies under Taking Action: Tasmania’s Primary Prevention Strategy to Reduce Violence Against Women and Children.
To further protect women and children, this government will invest an additional $924,000 over 4 years into preventing sexual assault and increasing after hours sexual assault services.
These initiatives, together with the fantastic work of groups like Breaking the Silence, will help us to keep Tasmanian women and children safe from family violence.
Jacquie Petrusma, Minister for Women
