Reducing Family Homicide: Learning from Loss

Reducing Family Homicide - Learning from Loss
Friday 20th February 9am - 1pm

The forum will bring together key representatives from all the significant agencies/services involved in SA to discuss the development of a research proposal to conduct DV related homicide reviews in SA, as well as to establish an action group to undertake advocacy work in promoting homicide review.

Domestic violence is often a factor in homicides and is particularly significant in the deaths of many women and children. These homicides may be preventable and recent action in some Australian states has led to the establishment of Domestic Violence Death Review teams, boards or panels (NSW and Victoria). These Reviews will conduct multi-disciplinary examinations of a number of such deaths over a defined time period to identify common traits, trends and missed opportunities for intervention. This will lead to improved responses to domestic and family violence.