The National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children 2022-2032 recognises children and young people as victims of gender-based violence in their own right. However, children and young people’s unique perspectives and experiences continue to be overlooked in policies, systems and services generally, and in the context of domestic, family and sexual violence specifically.
The Royal Commission into domestic, family and sexual violence has provided an opportunity and a responsibility to seek, hear and promote the voices of children and young people with lived experience of domestic, family and sexual violence.
Eight South Australian young people with lived experience were interviewed and asked their thoughts about domestic and family violence. These participants were asked for their views, ideas and recommendations to create change in the key areas of prevention, early intervention, response, recovery and healing. Their personal experiences are included as case studies in the appendix to this report.