Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner Micaela Cronin delivered the update to parliament today, highlighting "opportunities to accelerate, amplify and drive impact".
The report found the government didn’t just need to include victims, but perpetrators as part of the solution.
"Governments must consider how to engage with people who have used violence, including those from diverse populations to inform improved interventions," the report said.
It also said governments needed to support efforts to redefine masculinity and engage men in the discussion.
"Men must be part of every aspect of ending violence," it said.
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the question is important because what the commissioner says is right.
if we stay silent about how serious the problem is and how it comes to be such a problem, we risk not helping someone who might just be reading and thinking about his/her own reactions to her/his partner.
I've had my own experiences of a marriage gone bad. I've had a few mates who had similar problems.... we never talked about it. but we each understood the other. maybe it's what bound us.
but its not restricted to men as perpetrators. women too have their part to play. yet it does often come to a case of a perpetrator getting a victim or a victim looking for a perpetrator. not always though.
I hope women will come out and speak their minds too.
