The Complexities of Planning for Domestic Family Violence Before, During and After an Emergency
Tracks
Prince Room
| Tuesday, July 15, 2025 |
| 11:15 AM - 11:35 AM |
Overview
Andrew Williams, Charles Sturt University
Details
Key Presentation Learnings:
1. Identifying your current risk of domestic family violence impacting your emergency response.
2. Being able to undertake a gap analysis of the planning for domestic family violence - before, during and after an emergency/disaster
3. Understanding the links between planning for pets in an emergency/disaster and planning for pets when dealing with domestic family violence incidents/emergencies.
Speaker
Mr Andrew Williams
Professional Doctorate Candidate
Charles Sturt University
The complexities of planning for Domestic Family Violence before, during and after an emergency.
Abstract
Planning for domestic family violence is a critical phase for effective response and recovery from emergencies.
What is the plan for evacuees with court orders against other evacuees?
What is the plan for the use of photo's that might identify a child or victim who has fled domestic family violence?
What is your plan to deal with a domestic family violence incident at a facility - remember, emergency services such as police will already be tasked?
These and many more questions will be examined in an overall discussion on what emergency management planning for domestic family violence looks like, and the risk profile for domestic family violence in the emergency management setting.
The presentation will discuss:
The interface between emergency management and domestic family violence. This will include preliminary findings of a review of emergency management planning for domestic family violence.
The three forms of domestic family violence post emergency. This component will assist in identifying which forms of domestic family violence are preventable and how to plan accordingly.
The strong similarities that exist between owners reactions for pets in emergency and owners reaction to pet in domestic family violence setting.
The presentation is designed to challenge participants to consider their roles and responsibilities to addressing domestic family violence before, during and after an emergency.
What is the plan for evacuees with court orders against other evacuees?
What is the plan for the use of photo's that might identify a child or victim who has fled domestic family violence?
What is your plan to deal with a domestic family violence incident at a facility - remember, emergency services such as police will already be tasked?
These and many more questions will be examined in an overall discussion on what emergency management planning for domestic family violence looks like, and the risk profile for domestic family violence in the emergency management setting.
The presentation will discuss:
The interface between emergency management and domestic family violence. This will include preliminary findings of a review of emergency management planning for domestic family violence.
The three forms of domestic family violence post emergency. This component will assist in identifying which forms of domestic family violence are preventable and how to plan accordingly.
The strong similarities that exist between owners reactions for pets in emergency and owners reaction to pet in domestic family violence setting.
The presentation is designed to challenge participants to consider their roles and responsibilities to addressing domestic family violence before, during and after an emergency.
Biography
Andrew Williams is an Emergency Management Consultant in Victoria and a Professional Doctorate candidate examining emergency management planning for domestic family violence, before, during and after an emergency or disaster.
Andrew has a background in health (nursing) and policing. Andrew has worked for the past decade in Emergency Management areas in local government, health and education. Andrew now manages his own company.
