PVT recently acquired a license from Safe and Equal in Victoria to adapt and deliver their Prevention in Practice and Unpacking Resistance courses in Western Australia. Prevention in Practice is a two-day course for practitioners who are getting started in the prevention of violence against women, or for experienced practitioners who are seeking to
The Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing (CWSW) has received funding from the Department of Communities to develop a Primary Prevention Framework and other related initiatives in collaboration with Stopping Family Violence (SFV) and Aboriginal stakeholders. The project will guide prevention activities, support capacity building and training efforts, and provide practice development support for
Two new staff members commenced at the Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing in the PVT initiative this month: Mary-Rose Tomeo as the PVT Manager and Katie Moynan in the role of Specialist Practice Development & Research. One of their first projects will be developing a primary prevention framework, which will help reduce family,
The Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing has been awarded $889,000 to build a Primary Prevention Framework as part of the Preventing Violence Together initiative. The framework, which will be developed in collaboration with Stopping Family Violence, will help reduce family, domestic and sexual violence by guiding primary prevention activities in Western Australia, including the delivery of
A bystander is non-participant observer to an event. Bystanders can remain non-participant observers and be passive bystanders, they could possibly interact and make things worse by adding to the problem, or they can take action in some way that will be helpful and be an Active Bystander. Here are the
Preventing Violence Together is a Western Australian-based initiative aspiring to end violence against women and children through a specific and dedicated focus on primary prevention. Preventing Violence Together is about supporting shared approaches, consistent practice and confident professionals undertaking primary prevention of violence against women and children throughout Western Australia. It