Taking Action Against Violence - Government of Newfoundland and ...

STRATEGIC PRIORITY # 2: INCREASING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
Goal:
By 2012 VPI will have increased community participation in violence
prevention together with communities and Aboriginal governments and
organizations
Government cannot implement this plan to reduce violence alone. It will require the
continued support and participation of the community partners of the Violence
Prevention Initiative who have worked tirelessly on this issue for several decades.
The new program will strengthen relationships and partnership amongst all
stakeholders. It will also provide opportunity to build capacity for planning,
implementing, and evaluation of violence prevention activities. An annual conference
will provide an opportunity for community and government to focus on best practices
and emerging issues and opportunities to prevent violence in this province.
Provincial and regional groups will be recognized for their activities associated with
reducing violence in our communities. Community leaders will be enlisted to speak
out against violence against women and other vulnerable populations.
Objective:
1a. Expansion of the VPI community program and stakeholder participations by
2009
Actions:
• The Women’s Policy Office will create a Community Advisory Committee and
appoint a Chair.
• The Women’s Policy Office will create four new regional coordinating committees
and increase grant funding for each committee from $45,000 to $55,000
annually.
• The Women’s Policy Office will provide an additional $20,000 annually to the
Labrador Committee.
• The Women’s Policy Office will provide an additional $20,000 each to the
Transition House Association of Newfoundland and Labrador and the
Newfoundland and Labrador Sexual Assault Crisis and Prevention Centre.
• The Department of Education will host a provincial conference on Safe and
Caring Schools: Best Practice with respect to Substance Abuse Prevention with
participation from all departments and community partners.
• The Department of Health and Community Services will chair the subcommittee
on early intervention programs for high risk youth.
• The Department of Health and Community Services will review the Youth
Services Program for youth at risk of maltreatment in their family homes.
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