An independent evaluation of a Queensland trial of integrated responses to domestic violence has found the Palaszczk Government’s new High Risk Teams are intervening more quickly to keep victims of domestic and family violence safer.
Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence Di Farmer said the teams, made up of police, health, corrections and housing staff along with specialist DV services work together to rapidly identify victims at high risk of violence who need urgent intervention.
“These teams were set up to rapidly assess whether women and their children experiencing domestic and family violence were at high risk of serious harm or death, to identify and engage with perpetrators, and when needed to intervene urgently to get victims out of danger fast,” she said.
“Each agency in a team has some information about the situation – they’ll have one or two pieces of the puzzle.
“It’s when you put together a few pieces, you might then see a picture emerging that shows that this person is at high risk of imminent violence.
“When Rosie Batty tragically lost her son to family violence in 2014, the coroner found that multiple agencies had information about the perpetrator, and Rosie herself had reached out for help many times.
