Web resource:	http://bit.ly/2HBEfSB
Type:	Report
Title:	Free from violence : Victoria's strategy to prevent family violence and all forms of violence against women
Authors:	State of Victoria
Keywords:	Australia;Family violence;Violence against women;Victoria;Government policy;Prevention
Categories:	Prevention
Year:	2017
Publisher:	State of Victoria
Notes:	This Strategy fulfils Recommendation 187 of the Royal Commission into Family Violence. Free from violence forms an integral element of the Government's broader family violence system reform. This Strategy is a key part of the 10-year plan, Ending family violence: Victoria's plan for change. SCOPE AND CONCEPTUAL APPROACH OF THIS STRATEGY All forms of violence are unacceptable. Violence can manifest in many different ways, including interpersonal violence that occurs between two strangers, between neighbours, or in crowds in public spaces. This Strategy only seeks to address certain specific forms of violence: family violence and all forms of violence against women. In doing so it does not suggest that the other forms of violence are not important, but rather acknowledges that different approaches are required to prevent and respond to other forms of violence, many of which are being developed and led through other strategies and policies. The focus of this Strategy is on preventing two different but overlapping and related forms of violence. The first is family violence, as defined in the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 (Vic). In line with Ending family violence: Victoria's plan for change, the Strategy approaches family violence as a deeply gendered issue. While family violence takes many forms and affects many in our community, structural inequalities and unequal power relations between men and women mean women are more likely to experience family violence. The second is violence against women, as defined by the United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women (1993), and Change the story: A shared framework for the primary prevention of violence against women in Australia. INTRODUCTION PURPOSE OF THIS STRATEGY While much violence against women occurs in a family or relationship context, violence against women is broader than what is covered by the term 'family violence', for example, sexual assault and harassment perpetrated by someone other than a partner or family member. While both these forms of violence can stem from gender inequality and discrimination, inequalities resulting in racism, ageism, ableism and heterosexism can also on their own, or in combination, influence the patterns of violence perpetrated in society. The recognition of both of these points underpins the use of gendered language throughout this document as well as our commitment to addressing other forms of discrimination and inequality. For ease of reading, this document uses the term 'violence' interchangeably and as an umbrella term, together with both 'family violence', and 'all forms of violence against women'. While family violence is often used interchangeably with domestic violence, this Strategy will not use that phrase. The Strategy recognises that both family violence and violence against women have serious impacts for children. This includes children who experience family violence, witness or are exposed to such violence. Creative Commons
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