Yoorrook Justice Commission- Nuther-mooyoop on Family Violence - Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community Agency

We present this submission to highlight the necessity of the Commission to consider the systemic injustices in the family violence sector experienced by Aboriginal peoples, to inform its final recommendations and report to the Victorian State Government. [...] That the Yoorrook Justice Commission call for the creation of a Victorian Aboriginal peak for the primary prevention of Aboriginal family violence; and that the new peak be legislated to oversee the introduction and implementation of family violence death review mechanisms for formal reporting, similar to CCYP. [...] Indeed, it is the government’s assertion that it has fully implemented all the recommendations speaks to the necessity of the work of the Yoorrook Justice Commission to ensure there is accountability and transparency, and truth around the ongoing injustices Aboriginal peoples who experience family violence continue to encounter in their interactions with systems that are meant to support them. [...] That the Yoorrook Justice Commission call for the creation of a Victorian Aboriginal peak for the primary prevention of Aboriginal family violence; and that the new peak be legislated to oversee the introduction and implementation of family violence death review mechanisms for formal reporting, similar to CCYP. [...] This data confirms what we know more broadly about the developmental concerns and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal children in care and in family violence situations, the increased risk of violence against Aboriginal children with disabilities, and the need for early intervention and sustained support.33 The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with.