❓ Mrs. O'Malley inquires about the McGowan government's initiatives for young people affected by family and domestic violence, particularly specialist counselling services. The Minister details investments and the establishment of youth FDV counselling services in Rockingham and Northam.
AnsweredQoN 181Legislative Assembly
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YOUTH COUNSELLING SERVICES
181. Mrs L.M. O'MALLEY to the Minister for
Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence:
I refer to the McGowan Labor
government's commitment to supporting victims of family and domestic
violence. Can the minister advise the house what initiatives this government is
providing to young people affected by family and domestic violence, including
its election commitment of providing specialist counselling services?
181. Mrs L.M. O'MALLEY to the Minister for
Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence:
I refer to the McGowan Labor
government's commitment to supporting victims of family and domestic
violence. Can the minister advise the house what initiatives this government is
providing to young people affected by family and domestic violence, including
its election commitment of providing specialist counselling services?
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I thank the member for Bicton for
the question and her strong commitment to preventing family and domestic
violence.
Since
2017, the McGowan government has committed an additional $160 million to
addressing family and domestic violence. That is a record investment. Of
course, we know our focus has been on keeping victims safe, holding
perpetrators to account and also ensuring that domestic violence does not
happen in the first place. Our 10-year Path to safety strategy to tackle
family and domestic violence identifies the need for a greater focus on
supporting our young people. That is why we made the election commitment to
establish two specialist youth FDV counselling services in Rockingham and
Northam.
Last Friday, in the great electorate
of Rockingham, I met with local service providers to see the dedicated family
and domestic violence counselling services for young people, which is now up and
running in Rockingham. It is called OpenSpace, and is operated by Communicare.
This forms part of the McGowan government's $60 million commitment
package of reforms and programs towards preventing family and domestic
violence. For young people, we know that the trauma of family and domestic
violence can impact their health, mental health, education and, of course,
their ability to establish healthy relationships themselves. We need to break
the intergenerational cycle of family and
domestic violence, and programs like this are critical to that. Communicare,
which will be r unning the service in Rockingham, has a great track
record of working with young people, and this service will provide assistance
to over 200 young people aged 10 to 24 in Rockingham per year. Work is also
underway to appoint a service provider for a second counselling service for
young people, in Northam, and I look forward to providing the house with an
update as that project progresses.
Violence in the home is never
acceptable and these counselling services are a critical and important step to
help protect our young people to disrupt the cycle of family and domestic
violence and to support them to recover and grow.
Our government is committed to supporting people impacted by family and
domestic violence to recover and rebuild their lives, and this service,
as well as the many other initiatives of this government, will serve that
purpose.
The SPEAKER : The Leader of
the Opposition with the last question.
the question and her strong commitment to preventing family and domestic
violence.
Since
2017, the McGowan government has committed an additional $160 million to
addressing family and domestic violence. That is a record investment. Of
course, we know our focus has been on keeping victims safe, holding
perpetrators to account and also ensuring that domestic violence does not
happen in the first place. Our 10-year Path to safety strategy to tackle
family and domestic violence identifies the need for a greater focus on
supporting our young people. That is why we made the election commitment to
establish two specialist youth FDV counselling services in Rockingham and
Northam.
Last Friday, in the great electorate
of Rockingham, I met with local service providers to see the dedicated family
and domestic violence counselling services for young people, which is now up and
running in Rockingham. It is called OpenSpace, and is operated by Communicare.
This forms part of the McGowan government's $60 million commitment
package of reforms and programs towards preventing family and domestic
violence. For young people, we know that the trauma of family and domestic
violence can impact their health, mental health, education and, of course,
their ability to establish healthy relationships themselves. We need to break
the intergenerational cycle of family and
domestic violence, and programs like this are critical to that. Communicare,
which will be r unning the service in Rockingham, has a great track
record of working with young people, and this service will provide assistance
to over 200 young people aged 10 to 24 in Rockingham per year. Work is also
underway to appoint a service provider for a second counselling service for
young people, in Northam, and I look forward to providing the house with an
update as that project progresses.
Violence in the home is never
acceptable and these counselling services are a critical and important step to
help protect our young people to disrupt the cycle of family and domestic
violence and to support them to recover and grow.
Our government is committed to supporting people impacted by family and
domestic violence to recover and rebuild their lives, and this service,
as well as the many other initiatives of this government, will serve that
purpose.
The SPEAKER : The Leader of
the Opposition with the last question.
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