Yesterday’s devastating statistics on Tasmanian teens experiencing domestic abuse demonstrates the need for greater Government funding into early intervention and outreach programmes.
Revelations that 29.2 per cent of young Tasmanian women – almost one third – experience domestic violence compared to the national average of 11.8 per cent should come as a wake-up call for all Tasmanians. Further data showing that around 32 per cent of Tasmanian women have experienced violence, emotional or economic abuse by a cohabiting partner since the age of 15 is equally concerning.
It’s clear there needs to be a focus on directing violence education and prevention programs toward younger people to shift this devastating situation.
The Greens back the recent calls from Our Watch to increase early intervention on domestic and intimate partner violence and stand willing to work with the sector and with government to reverse this troubling trend.
Quotes attributed to Tabatha Badger MP
“Prevention of family, domestic and sexual violence begins with respect and consent understanding, which comes from respectful relationship education.
“We must upscale invest into a swath of prevention programmes, in September’s budget. This is an investment into a safer, more respectful future generation of Tasmanian adults.
“Our frontline services have the blueprint for the prevention of domestic and sexual violence. but they need support.
“We must be funding out-reach programmes and resourcing organisations to simultaneously work through growing services wait lists, if we are to mitigate this Nation-wide plague of unacceptable and preventable violence. “
