Activity details
A campaign to be run by the Legal Services Commission of South Australia to raise awareness about the ability to seek intervention orders for coercive control including targeted legal education and engagement with Aboriginal and culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
This activity is part of a broader activity to educate the community about preventing violence against women and children through public awareness and education campaigns targeting the prevention of violence against women and children.
Implementation progress update
The Legal Services Commission launched a campaign to introduce and grow awareness of the term 'coercive control', and the patterns of behaviour which constitute a coercive and controlling relationship, to the general public of South Australia. Secondary messaging included referencing that intervention orders are available and accessible to victim survivors to enable them to be protected and support them to remove themselves from these relationships.
The campaign launched on 25 June 2023 and ran until 2 September 2023 through various media channels.
Pre and post campaign analysis showed there was a 19% increase in general public awareness around coercive control. There was also a further 5% increase in awareness that intervention orders can be sought and a 6% increase in awareness for culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
Further, the primary campaign call to action was to visit the ‘See the Signs of Coercive Control’ website. For more information see the activity 'See the Signs campaign'.
More information
- Learn about the National Plan to End Violence against women and children 2022-2032.
- Read the First Action Plan 2023-2027.
- Browse the First Action Plan 2023-2027 Activities Addendum update.