Front will bring chill to Victoria and NSW over weekend, BoM warns. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe NSW government says it will try and stop family violence before it starts under a new $38m prevention strategy.The strategy, announced today, has three priorities: progressing prevention in priority settings, supporting Aboriginal-led prevention, and providing centralised support to prevention efforts across the state.It is about programs that, over the long-term, help to shift the dial on community attitudes and behaviours underlying these types of violence.The “priority settings” identified in the strategy are local community organisations, schools and early childhood education centres, workplaces and sporting clubs.We have a long road ahead of us to catch up to where we should be in terms of a comprehensive statewide approach to primary prevention – but not doing this work is simply not an option, the stakes are far too high. Continue reading...
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