Type:	Conference Paper
Title:	Communities in action for crime prevention
Other Titles:	Positive Ways: An Indigenous Say, Victims of Crime NT, 11-13 September, Darwin
Authors:	Wunungmurra, Banambi Cook, John
Keywords:	Interagency work;Indigenous issues;Drug and alcohol misuse;Regional rural and remote areas
Year:	2006
Publisher:	Victims of Crime NT, Darwin
Notes:	General Overview:East Arnhem in the Northern Territory, Australia has an population of around 9 000 Indigenous inhabitants, known as the Yolngu people. This article reports on a range of programs and initiatives developed by a local community organisation, East Arnhem Harmony M?waya Mala (‘Harmony’), to combat substance abuse and family violence in the area. The organisation includes community leaders, government representatives, non government organisations and local employers. Discussion:The first half of the article outlines the context behind the development of Harmony, the history of the organisation, the importance of Indigenous participation in Harmony, and its membership and meeting processes. In the second half of the article, the authors discuss the work of Harmony’s three sub-committees: the Special Care Centre and Community Patrol Sub-Committee, which manages a sobering up shelter, short term rehabilitation facility and patrol service; the Alcohol Restrictions Sub-Committee, which has developed a proposal to make the Gove Peninsula a restricted area under the Northern Territory Liquor Act; and the Family Well-Being Group Sub-Committee, which oversees a pilot family well-being program incorporating traditional Yolngu approaches to conflict mediation. In their conclusion, the authors emphasise the importance of a whole of government approach to substance abuse and family violence. They call for an official partnership between Northern Territory Government stakeholders and the Commonwealth Government, to provide a mandate in support of Harmony.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/20852
Physical description:	10p
Appears in Collections:	Conference Papers

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