In 10 years
- Government will invest in strong partnerships and collaboration between Aboriginal and non-aboriginal services to ensure policies, programs and the service system are responsive and not siloed
- Government will ensure strengths-based, trauma informed, and culturally safe practices are built into policies and practice, and the broader family violence service system and its workforce
- Aboriginal people will be involved in decision-making around investment and resourcing; and front-line family violence services will contribute to policy and program development, law reform and system improvement across a range of areas including police, courts and universal services
Critical actions
4.1 Aboriginal people will be involved in decision-making around investment and resourcing, to strengthen the capacity and sustainability of our front-line Aboriginal services with family violence expertise to contribute to policy and program development, law reform and system improvement across a range of areas including police, courts and universal services
4.2 Alignment to broader anti racism and discrimination framework to be developed
Supporting activities
| Supporting activities | Lead and contributors | Activities duration by year |
|---|---|---|
| 4.1.1 Create system reform and sustainability that puts community at the centre | Department of Families, Fairness and Housing | Beginning in 2023 and completion by 2025 |
| 4.1.2 Establish high level accountability and governance mechanisms to contribute to Dhelk Dja priorities at regional and statewide levels | Department of Families, Fairness and Housing Dhelk Dja Koori Caucus | Beginning in 2023 and completion by 2024 |
| 4.1.3 Invest in Dhelk Dja commensurate with the current family violence reforms | Department of Families, Fairness and Housing | Beginning and completion in 2024 |
| 4.1.4 Strengthen regional authorisation of Dhelk Dja within the Korin Korin Balit-Djak reform | Department of Families, Fairness and Housing | Beginning and completion in 2023 |
| 4.1.5 Standard Indigenous Question to be mandated within The Orange Door network to ensure the option for a culturally safe response with flexibility to change how they identify | Department of Families, Fairness and Housing | Beginning and completion in 2024 |
| 4.1.6 Develop MARAM practice guidance and tools for working with children and young people, embedding self-determination approaches in the process of development and outcomes | Department of Families, Fairness and Housing | Beginning in 2023 and completion by 2024 |
| 4.1.7 Establish governance arrangements overseeing work to progress the Blueprint for an Aboriginal-specific Homelessness System in Victoria | Department of Families, Fairness and Housing | Beginning and completion in 2023 |
| 4.1.8 Establish lead system steward to progress the Blueprint for an Aboriginal-specific Homelessness System in Victoria | Department of Families, Fairness and Housing | Beginning and completion in 2023 |
| 4.1.9 Continue to enable Victorian Aboriginal communities to participate in the $5.3 billion Big Housing Build investment to build their supply and grow their capacity. This includes 10 per cent net new social housing dwelling to be allocated to Aboriginal Victorians delivering a total of 820 new homes. | Department of Families, Fairness and Housing | Beginning in 2023 and completion by 2025 |
| 4.1.10 Establish and refresh Police and Aboriginal Community Protocols Against Family Violence (PACPAFV) sites state-wide. | Victoria Police | Beginning in 2023 and completion by 2024 |
| 4.1.11 Continue to ensure Aboriginal Communities voices are represented within the Local Site Executive Committees of The Better, Connected Care model. | Department of Justice and Community Safety Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, Department of Education, Department of Health, Victoria Police | Beginning in 2023 and completion by 2025 |
| 4.1.12 Development of Aboriginal Victims of Crime Strategy | Department of Justice and Community Safety Aboriginal Justice Caucus | Beginning in 2023 and completion by 2024 |
| 4.1.13 Implementation of actions within the Wirkara Kulpa, the Aboriginal Youth Justice Strategy 2022-2032 | Department of Justice and Community Safety ACCOs | Beginning in 2023 and completion by 2025 |
| 4.2.1 Identify racism and discrimination, as well as conscious and unconscious bias in an Aboriginal context (including people with a disability, LGBTQI+, Elders and Young People) | Department of Families, Fairness and Housing | Beginning and completion in 2023 |
| 4.2.2 Work across government to ensure programs and initiatives to prevent family violence address racism and discrimination as forms and drivers of family violence against Aboriginal people | Respect Victoria, DFFH | Beginning in 2023 and completion by 2025 |
| 4.2.3 Develop a whole of Victorian Government Anti-Racism Strategy | Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, Department of Premier and Cabinet | Beginning in 2023 and completion by 2025 |
| 4.2.4 Formalise the guidelines of the Aboriginal Community Justice Panels (ACJP) program to align with policy and ensure safe management of Aboriginal people in police custody | Victoria Police | Beginning and completion in 2023 |
| 4.2.6 Accessibility in Action: Disability Action Plan 2022-2026 seeks to improve outcomes for justice clients and staff with disability, and includes core guiding principles of intersectionality, Aboriginal self-determination, and valuing lived and living experience | Department of Justice and Community Safety | Beginning in 2023 and completion by 2025 |
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