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Mental health and addiction services must address family violence responsiveness

NEWS: 2 Sep 2019, Family Violence Death Review Committee

The Family Violence Death Review Committee (FVDRC) is calling for mental health and addiction services to act as allies for family violence victims.

Lunchtime seminar: social entrapment

EVENT: 20 Sep 2018, Family Violence Death Review Committee

Social entrapment: A realistic understanding of the criminal offending of primary victims of intimate partner violence.

Appendix to article titled 'Social Entrapment: A Realistic Understanding of the Criminal Offending of Primary Victims of Intimate Partner Violence'

PUBLICATION: 22 Aug 2018, Family Violence Death Review Committee

This appendix seeks to support the construction of a defence for a primary victim of intimate partner violence who have themselves been charged with a criminal offence. It should be read in conjunction with the article published in NZ Law Review.

Family Violence Death Review Committee welcomes law changes

MEDIA RELEASE: 13 Sep 2016, Family Violence Death Review Committee

The Family Violence Death Review Committee (FVDRC) welcomes the changes proposed by the Government today.

Law Commission recommends law change for victims who commit homicide

NEWS: 23 May 2016, Family Violence Death Review Committee

The Law Commission has released its final report on the legal response to victims of family violence who commit homicide.

FVDRC welcomes announcement of Integrated Safety Response model

MEDIA RELEASE: 13 Apr 2016, Family Violence Death Review Committee

The Family Violence Death Review Committee (FVDRC) welcomes the opportunities the Integrated Safety Response (ISR) model, announced today, brings to help protect victims of family violence.

Family violence committee backs strangulation recommendation

MEDIA RELEASE: 8 Mar 2016, Family Violence Death Review Committee

The Family Violence Death Review Committee (the FVDRC) welcomes comments by Justice Minister Amy Adams supporting efforts to make non-fatal strangulation a specific crime.

Agencies need to change response to family violence

MEDIA RELEASE: 25 Feb 2016, Family Violence Death Review Committee

The Family Violence Death Review Committee (FVDRC) says agencies must take more responsibility for the safety of family violence victims, rather than expecting victims to keep themselves safe from abusive partners.

Committee says giving judges more information about defendants will help protect victims of family violence

MEDIA RELEASE: 26 Aug 2015, Family Violence Death Review Committee

The Family Violence Death Review Committee (FVDRC) welcomes the introduction of a pilot that will see some judges receiving a report that has details of all family violence incidents involving a defendant.

Becoming better helpers: Rethinking language to move beyond simplistic responses to women experiencing intimate partner violence

PUBLICATION: 17 Apr 2015, Family Violence Death Review Committee

This article discusses the findings of a study into the language used by agencies and services who connect with victims of family violence.

Victim Support newsletter - August 2013

PUBLICATION: 5 Sep 2013, Family Violence Death Review Committee

A newsletter from Victim Support including an update on the Family Violence Death Review Committee report.

Family violence report released

NEWS: 27 Jun 2013, Family Violence Death Review Committee

Following a review of family violence deaths, the Family Violence Death Review Committee (FVDRC) is recommending developing a multi-agency case management process for high-risk cases of family violence.