Implementation of the Aboriginal Family Safety Strategy

Implementation of the Aboriginal Family Safety Strategy involves a range of initiatives including:

Aboriginal Family Violence Risk Assessment Tool: the state’s first ever risk assessment tool for Aboriginal women and people experiencing family and domestic violence is being developed by Kwobap Consultancy. The Department of Communities has procured Kwobap Consultancy to develop a dedicated, culturally appropriate tool, including practice guidance, to use with Aboriginal people across the service system. 

Coercive Control Campaign: The Western Australian Government’s 2-year campaign ‘Coercive control – a story that’s not ours’ includes campaign resources for Aboriginal communities. The campaign was created with Aboriginal people for Aboriginal people, using cultural storytelling practices at the heart. For more information see Coercive control campaign resources for Aboriginal communities.

Respectful relationships education: The development of dedicated teacher and student resources to complement teaching and learning about respectful relationships education. These resources are being developed in close collaboration with Catholic Education Western Australia and Australian Independent Schools of Western Australia. The teacher resources are to respond to diverse and vulnerable cohorts, including but not limited to Aboriginal Children and young people, children and young people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, children and young people with disability, children and young people in education schools, and children and young people who identify as LGBTIQA+. 

Aboriginal Healing Framework: The development of an Aboriginal Healing Framework in partnership with Tjallara Consulting continued during the reporting period. For more information see the Aboriginal Healing Framework.