Strategies

Taranaki Safe Families Trust Action Plan

The Action Plan covers the period 1st January 2009 - 30th June 2010 and clearly outlines the focus and direction of the Taranaki Safe Families Collaborative (TSFC) for the next eighteen months.

It is acknowledged that TSFC is in a period of transition and this plan reflects this. The document will be a 'living and accessible' document for everyone involved in the collaborative. The Plan will also be used to monitor and review the Collaborative's ability to raise awareness of family violence issues, to improve services to victims and to ensure perpetrators are accountable.

 Te Rito - New Zealand Family Violence Prevention Strategy

In 2002, the New Zealand Government launched Te Rito - New Zealand Family Violence Prevention Strategy. This strategic policy statement outlines how the government intends to successfully eliminate family violence over time in New Zealand. The report arose from the Family Violence Focus Group, a group of government and non-government agencies working collaboratively, and it reinforces the government’s family violence prevention plan of action released in September 2001. 

The vision of this strategy is "families/whanau living free from violence", and the goals, objectives and specific, interrelated areas of action for implementation are outlined. The strategy was developed from a range of information sources, including literature, community workshops, interviews and written submissions from local, regional and national levels. Information was collated and analysed to determine a strategy for action over preliminary and longer term timeframes.

The strategy outlines 18 specific Areas for Action to be implemented over a five year period, including priortising Maori-based approaches; enhancing legal sanctions; improving consistency in law, policy and service delivery; reducing violence in Pacfic communities; expanding stopping violence programme eligibility; developing a research and evaluation programme; improving service capacity, screening and risk assessment; developing standards and guidelines; improving access to services; and public education.