Domestic and Family Violence and Industry
CSIA is committed to working with the Community Services Industry towards the vision of a Queensland free from domestic and family violence.
When Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) victims and survivors need somewhere to turn, community services organisations are best placed to support them.
It’s this expertise, experience and insights that enables us to lead the way to respond to DFV in the workplace. And given the statistics, many workplaces will need to support survivors and respond to perpetrators in their workforce.
Through identifying synergies and co-ordinated approaches, we can achieve a significant difference in responding to and preventing DFV.
Now is the time to be a leader in the conversation and look at what we can do together to drive change.
Preparing your organisation
Domestic and family violence is a workplace health and safety issue. All workplaces have a duty of care to create safe spaces and recognise and respond effectively to both victims and perpetrators of violence.
CSIA is partnering with Basic Rights Queensland and WorkHaven to lead the way in starting conversations about how to respond effectively in the workplace.
This partnership includes a series of conversations with Industry and resources for recognising signs of domestic and family violence in a work colleague, assistance for workplace responses and what you need to support referrals to access support.
Industry’s Statement of Commitment
CSIA is driving an Industry-based approach through its Statement of Commitment on Domestic and Family Violence that focuses on promoting cultural change.
Industry came together to develop the Statement outlining the following four Industry commitments to prevent and respond to domestic and family violence including:
- Promote awareness inside and outside our organisations of the seriousness of domestic and family violence.
- Identify and promote business practices across our workplaces that support organisational culture change and contribute to the vision of a Queensland free from domestic and family violence.
- Work with Industry and governments at all levels to explore the use of procurement policy as a lever to encourage positive employer responses to domestic and family violence.
- Work with other industry bodies to support a movement for cultural change in businesses across our communities.
CSIA acknowledges and respects the considerable work done by many organisations across the Community Services Industry specialising in Domestic and Family Violence prevention and responses.
We look forward to working with our specialist colleagues as we go about making our contribution to change in this area.
We invite other community services organisations to join with the CSIA to make lasting change on domestic and family violence across our Industry.
CSIA calls on governments and other industry bodies to commit to these four immediate actions, so that together we can make a real difference to the lives of all Queenslanders.
Advancing gender equity in the workplace
The Queensland Government’s Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Strategy 2016 – 2026 is linked to the Queensland Women’s Strategy 2016-21 and Queensland’s commitments to the National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and their Children 2010-2022.
These plans recognise workplaces as a priority setting to take action to prevent violence against women and respond to domestic and family violence.
This includes commitments for workplaces to advance gender equity in business and workplaces.
Since 2016 CSIA has worked to address the power imbalance in leadership positions through the Ignite and Unite women in leadership events and the Leadership Pathways Program.
