Federal government launches ‘world-leading’ bid to end violence against women and children within a generation

National plan calls for improved crisis housing and assisting men to develop healthy masculinities'

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The federal government is setting an ambitious goal to end violence against women and children within one generation, with the release of a new national plan on family violence calling for better crisis housing and assisting men to develop healthy masculinities".

The new plan calls for reforms to how media, schools, justice systems, tech companies, the health sector and perpetrators themselves act, with the new National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children giving dozens of suggestions to improve violence prevention and response.

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