Connecting people who choose to use violence with interventions

Men's behaviour change programs
In addition to progress on the Broome Family Violence Court, the State Government has committed funding for 3 new men's behaviour change programs in regional WA, a regional Breathing Space service and an uplift in funding for 2 metropolitan Breathing Space services. The Breathing Space model is a residential men's behaviour change program to support men who use violence against women to build healthy relationships and take responsibility for their actions. Funded programs received a $7.46 million funding uplift in the 2024-25 State Budget to the Calista and Maylands programs in metropolitan Perth and the South Hedland program in regional Western Australia. For more information see $7 million for men's behaviour change program Breathing Space | Western Australian Government.

Three new men's behaviour change programs have been established in regional Western Australia, with contracts awarded to deliver these services in Northam, Albany and Bunbury. The programs will provide timely, evidence-based services to men who use coercive, controlling or abusive behaviour in their intimate and family relationships. Importantly, people who choose to use violence in their relationships will be supported to accept responsibility for their actions, address the underlying attitudes, values and beliefs that can lead to their use of violence, and given skills around healthy ways to resolve disagreements in relationships. For more information see Contracts awarded to deliver three new regional men's behaviour change programs | Western Australian Government.