Department's role in domestic and family violence prevention

Major domestic and family violence prevention activities undertaken by the department include:

providing funding to domestic and family violence support services throughout Queensland, including rural and Indigenous communities
designing and developing operational policy, protocols, programs, procedures and practice guidelines for the delivery of domestic and family violence services
designing and developing protocols and programs to facilitate community awareness and community education initiatives
monitoring and reviewing operational policy, protocols and programs
reviewing the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 1989
developing, monitoring and reviewing practice standards for service delivery
facilitating the annual Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month, held each year in May
developing new violence prevention initiatives
coordinating the implementation of For Our Sons and Daughters - A Queensland Government strategy to reduce domestic and family violence 2009-2014.

Last reviewed: 10 July 2009

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