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In Budget 2019 Government increased investment in broader family violence prevention activities, with additional funding allocated through the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund.
All three initiatives below have released new five-year strategies. Partnerships are also being established around the country with ethnic and migrant communities, supported by the Multicultural Council:
- E Tū Whānau, which uses a strengths-based approach to help reduce family violence and other forms of violence in Māori communities, also works with refugee and migrant communities in culturally appropriate ways to increase their wellbeing and diminish harm. Development of Kaupapa Māori evaluation tools is underway.
- Pasefika Proud, which harnesses the transformative power of Pacific core cultural values and frameworks to address violence in Pacific communities. Work has been established with additional communities (e.g. Kiribati).
- The Campaign for Action on Family Violence (It’s not OK), which addresses changing the behaviour of men who are violent or at risk of using violence, with a new focus on young people and safe relationships. Milestones include funding a pilot of Safe Man Safe Family, a community-led model to support change in men using violence; a seed fund for community prevention projects; partnerships with community leaders and organisations (such as My Father’s Barber); a literature review and formative research are underway for a new national violence prevention programme for Pacific young people -Atu-Mai.