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Submission to the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Family Safety Plan consultation

23 Oct 2024

Submission to the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Family Safety Plan consultation Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community Agency October 2024 Acknowledgments We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands across Victoria that we work on, and pay our respects to their Elders, both past and present and to their children and young people, who are our future Elders and caretakers o. [...] Impact of colonisation and the intersection of gender and oppression The intersection of Aboriginality and gender creates unique risks of family violence for women and children. [...] Aboriginal approaches to addressing family violence recognise the importance for services and responses to be tailored to the unique needs of all members of the Aboriginal community, inclusive of Aboriginal men and boys who use violence. [...] Intersection of family violence and homelessness The intersection of family violence and homelessness and unique experiences of Aboriginal children, young people, women, Elders and men must be a priority area in the Family Safety Plan, given family violence is one of the main reasons contributing to these groups entering homelessness.16 There are a number of complex and compounding reasons why ind. [...] When connection to culture is broken, families and communities are weakened, and Aboriginal people are at threat of being lost not only to their culture but also to themselves.22 Being immersed in one’s culture equips people with the confidence and knowledge to develop and function within your culture and community and the broader society; drawing strength and contributing to the survival and deve.

Authors

Reanna Bono

Pages
30
Published in
Australia

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