This submission largely focuses on the primary prevention of men’s violence against women in line with the focus and expertise of WHV. Primary prevention is essential to achieving the vision of ‘an Australia free from all forms of violence against women and children’. However, it has not yet received the dedicated attention and investment required to achieve long-term, sustainable change.
Summary of recommendations
- Increase investment in infrastructure to support effective primary prevention of violence against women that is intersectional.
- Scale-up promising practice for the primary prevention of violence against women.
- Address all forms of violence within the National Plan including sexual harassment and reproductive coercion/abuse.
- End gender-based violence in mental health facilities and invest in mental health support for women who have experienced violence.
Word version: Submission to inform the Second National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children (Word)
Women's Health Victoria (2021) Submission to inform the Second National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children. Women's Health Victoria. Melbourne
