Reflections from a Specialist DFV Police Officer IN THE CONTEXT OF DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE ARE Almost equal numbers Nearly always born Aged under 2 years old of boys and girls in Australia at the time of their death FEMALE MALE OF ALL FILICIDE OF ALL FILICIDE VICTIMS VICTIMS Known to be Known to be Known to be Experiencing violence experiencing experiencing experiencing within the 3 months ph. [...] So who is going to be that voice? Reflections from a CEO of an Aboriginal Legal Service “WHO IS GOING TO BE THAT VOICE?” WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT PARENTS KILLING THEIR CHILDREN IN THE CONTEXT OF DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE 6 The study examined families’ last known service interactions to identify how many families had contact with each service and how recent that contact was of the DFV-context filicide. [...] “WHO IS GOING TO BE THAT VOICE?” WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT PARENTS KILLING THEIR CHILDREN IN THE CONTEXT OF DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE 7 Recognise children as domestic and family violence See any risk of intimate victims in their own right and partner violence towards centre them in responses, women as a risk of violence including those focused on towards their children intimate partner violence Promot. [...] As and family violence on caregivers, they are critical children and provide to the safety and wellbeing actionable guidance for of children, and they need enhancing their safety the skills and supports to thrive in that role Identify and address the Invest in integrated, holistic obstacles families encounter and multi-agency approaches in accessing services – when responding to families ensuring. [...] Self-determination needs to be the ultimate goal, and this can only be achieved through sharing power and investing in the safety and cultural connections of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children SOURCE Australian Domestic and Family Violence Death Review Network, & Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety.
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