The community of Broadmeadows has the second-highest reported rate of relationship violence in the state of Victoria, Australia. Banksia Gardens Community Services (BGCS) sponsors the Good People Act Now (GPAN) program to raise awareness about relationship violence in Broadmeadows. Drawing on input from the community and from GPAN volunteers and BGCS staff, we strengthened the GPAN program. We updated and expanded the program’s website by improving the logo and color scheme and adding maps of local domestic violence support services, multilingual resources, and informational graphics. We developed recruitment materials to target students in local colleges, and we networked with other services to increase the reach of the program.

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Creator

• Beach, Kaitlin Ann
• Medino, Caroline Mary
• Rapoza, Kelly Charita
• Tower, Connor James

Subject

• Health
• Security
• Well-Being
• Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121415-220037

Keyword

• Community development
• Family violence

Advisor

• Szkutak, David Edward
• Szkutak, Joan B.
• Davis, Paul W.

Year

• 2015

Center

• Melbourne, Australia Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Banksia Gardens Community Services

Date created

• 2015-12-14

Location

• Melbourne

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright