Salvos grant to develop men's action research project
Salvos grant to develop men's action research project
23 January 2017
The Salvation Army and UTAS grant will help fathers who use violence understand the impact of their behaviour on their children. Photo Michal Parzuchowski.
The Salvation Army’s Safe from the Start program has received a grant, in partnership with the University of Tasmania (UTAS), to develop their successful program specifically for men.
Safe from the Start is an evidence‐based and early intervention Australian project, developed by The Salvation Army in partnership with UTAS in 2006‐2009. The one-day training program has already been delivered in all Australian states at over 180 locations, and at The Salvation Army New Zealand and the UK. Over 900 resource kits have also been distributed throughout Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the UK.
The Commonwealth Government Building Safe Communities for Women Program grant will fund an action research project to develop a specific men’s flexible training module in consultation with key stakeholders, with an aim to increase awareness for men who use violence of the impact of their violence on their children.
The main goal of the program is to encourage men to be caring dads and to educate them on the potential impacts their behaviour can have on their child’s safety and well-being, health, confidence and future behaviour.
“We hope to develop a very clear message that will inspire all of us whether we are parents, grandparents, family members, workers or part of a faith community that we can all contribute to getting the message across that children deserve to be safe, loved and nurtured,” said Nell Kuilenburg, Development and Research Manager for The Salvation Army’s Tasmania Division.
“The project will produce a multi-purpose training module, and resource tools, which will be developed into a national training program. This can be implemented by Salvation Army social programs and corps including Doorways, Positive Lifestyle Program and ChildSafe.”
For more information, go to salvationarmy.org.au/safefromthestart
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