A community awareness campaign encouraging Territorians to stay safe and to step up and speak out against domestic, family and sexual violence (DFSV) in the lead up to Christmas, begins today.
With the risk of DFSV increasing over the stressful holiday period, the CLP Government is leading the campaign to ensure Territorians know who to call if they see or hear violence and where to seek help and support.
The campaign was launched at a free community breakfast event in Darwin, where Minister for Prevention of Domestic Violence, Robyn Cahill was joined by NO MORE founder, Dr Charlie King AM, and The One Percent Program co-founder, Dante Rodrigues, to promote the message that DFSV needs to stop and to encourage safe, responsive and aware communities.
The campaign, promoted on social media, radio and digital displays in shopping centres, reflects the Northern Territory Government's increased focus on DFSV prevention. It follows the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign here here which showcased 16 Territorians advocating against DFSV.
"The Northern Territory already experiences the highest rate of domestic and family violence in the country and this risk further increases during the Christmas and New Year period," Ms Cahill said.
"We're launching this campaign to ensure we're reaching as many Territorians as we can with the message that domestic and family violence needs to stop and that this starts with everyone coming together to take action.
"If you see or hear something that doesn't feel right, report it. We're not asking people to step in if it's not safe to do so, but we are asking people not to ignore the signs of violence and to speak up to create safer communities.
"Importantly, the campaign also tells people where they can seek help and support if they need it."
