{"id":36486,"date":"2025-12-10T09:05:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T22:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=36486"},"modified":"2025-12-10T09:05:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T22:05:20","slug":"nsw-government-launches-strategy-to-address-the-perpetration-of-domestic-and-family-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/12\/10\/nsw-government-launches-strategy-to-address-the-perpetration-of-domestic-and-family-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"NSW Government launches strategy to address the perpetration of domestic and family violence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Minns Labor Government is today launching its landmark strategy to respond to the perpetration of domestic and family violence in New South Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Building Better Responses: NSW Strategy to Respond to the Use of Domestic and Family Violence 2026\u20132030<\/em> is NSW\u2019s first dedicated plan aimed at disrupting domestic and family violence and focusing on those who cause or may cause harm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The purpose of this strategy is to drive a whole-of-government, coordinated approach to respond to people who perpetrate domestic and family violence and integrates prevention, intervention, response and recovery efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Minns Government allocated $5 million in the 2024\/25 Budget for perpetrator research and effective interventions. Part of that funding was to develop this Strategy, with an Action Plan for implementing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New South Wales is only the second state to have a strategy dedicated to addressing the use of violence and holding perpetrators to account, while prioritising victim-survivor safety. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2024, NSW Police recorded more than 100,000 domestic violence\u2013related crimes, and 39 people in New South Wales were killed in domestic violence-related murders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BOCSAR data reveals that in the last 10 years, domestic violence sexual offences increased by 103 per cent, domestic violence assaults by 31 per cent and breaches of Apprehended Violence Orders increase by 90 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The strategy focuses on stopping, disrupting and changing perpetrators\u2019 harmful behaviours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Actions under the strategy will be rolled out over time, including continuing work that is already underway, such as the Men’s Behaviour Change Program, strengthening services, building evidence on effective interventions, improving collaboration between services and evaluating progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government consulted with more than 300 stakeholders, including people with lived experience, service providers, peak bodies, academics and regional communities in developing this strategy, with all calling for stronger, earlier action to prevent the use of violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The strategy highlights six priorities to better target the drivers of domestic and family violence:<\/p>\n\n\n\n