Community Violence

‘Action At All Levels’ Workshop/Forum
26 March 2010 Altone Place, Lockridge

On March 26, 100 people representing local and state government and community groups, plus local politicians and key academics, met at Altone Place in Lockridge for one cause – to tackle community violence.

The workshop, “Action at all Levels”, was coordinated by ICCWA in partnership with the North Metropolitan Area Health Service, and was an opportunity to explore the evidence on what works and find solutions to implement at the community, local and state level.

The Honourable Helen Morton opened the event, with a keynote address from well respected indigenous leader – Dr Noel Nannup followed by David Wray –Assistant Director for the Office of Crime Prevention, Dr Julian Dooley, Scientific Director of cyber-bullying research at the Child Health Promotion Research Centre, Professor Tarun Weeramanthri, Executive Director of Public Health, and David Indermaur from the Crime Research Centre at UWA.

Deborah Costello, CEO of ICCWA said, “Community Violence is a serious and complex Public Health issue, but the good news is, it can be prevented, if we all work together.”

“Preventing community violence is not just the responsibility of the WA Police, everyone has a role to play. For example, the media can have a positive affect on changing our cultural norms and values about what is acceptable.”
“We shouldn’t accept aggression and violence as part of our community, it is not an inevitable human condition.”

Community violence is one symptom of many societal issues.

For more information contact Leanne on lgledich@iccwa.org.au or 08 9420 7212.