Hundreds marched through the city streets today calling for an end to family and domestic violence. Ahead of the annual march, the government announced improved staffing of its DV-Response teams, in time for an expected spike in offending over the festive period.
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00:00 It's been 33 years, but they're still marching for change.
00:07 Rosalie May Kicket never thought she'd be here as a family member of a victim, but in
00:12 August her niece Tiffany Woodley was allegedly murdered by her estranged partner.
00:20 This year has been one of the worst on record for offending in WA, with 16 lives cut short
00:25 due to alleged acts of domestic violence.
00:28 Police have warned the most dangerous period is still ahead.
00:31 December represents the greatest harm of FE offending in our community across the calendar
00:35 year.
00:36 The collision of family dynamics, financial pressures and alcohol substance consumption
00:41 are key contributors to this situation.
00:44 But they've pledged to tackle it head on.
00:46 The government has revealed details of a dedicated DV response team involving police, child protection
00:51 workers and the Department of Communities, focusing on early intervention.
00:56 For those families that have really high complex needs and are at very high risk of high harm
01:02 and need ongoing support.
01:04 Advocates hope the funding is here to stay.
01:07 At the moment that's like a two year funding period and so of course we want sustainable
01:11 funding for the prevention work.
01:13 But Ms Kicket says it's only going to work if people don't stay silent.
01:17 Speak out, don't say that, oh look I'm not going to call the police.
01:21 Get involved.
01:22 It's okay because you can save a life.
01:25 The new response team will be in place for the Christmas period.
01:28 For more information visit www.fema.gov/response