Joint Venture: Family and Sexual Violence Work Programme Update

The February update from the government’s Joint Venture on Family Violence and Sexual Violence includes:

Update from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Domestic and Sexual Violence), Jan Logie MP
A call to service providers interested in offering Whānau Resilience Services (Registrations of Interest close12 March 2019)
Testing of a new risk and needs assessment service for people issued with a Police Safety Order in Counties-Manukau, Hawkes Bay (Hastings) and Christchurch (central)
Domestic Violence Victims’ Protection Act comes into effect on 1 April 2019, providing additional employment protections for victims of domestic violence
Strengthening the criminal justice system for victims survey (also see our previous news story Justice reform survey open for victims/survivors of crime)
New family violence law sees 291 charges of strangulation by 31 January 2019, following the new law taking effect on 3 December 2018
National Coalition of Specialist Domestic Violence Service Providers and Te Ohaakii a Hine – National Network Ending Sexual Violence Together (TOAH-NNEST) are organising a conference in September (see the NZFVC event listing)
Pikiao Club creates whānau-focussed culture working with E Tū Whānau

The full update is available on the Ministry of Justice website.

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