Community Action Group Dashboard
You have taken a great first leap into primary prevention with coming on board as a member of your local Community Action Group. The resources below have been put together to support each member in their journey of violence prevention and engaging with people within their own community. These pages provide support, guidance, tools, and tips on how to navigate a range of topics within the world of community organising and primary prevention.
We encourage you to extend yourself and continue build your knowledge outside of the provided resources. If you come across a topic not included within the CAG Dashboard and you think it would be beneficial for other CAG members across Australia, drop a suggestion in the box at the bottom of the page.
It is important to remember that primary prevention is a marathon not a sprint, take your time to read and reflect on the resources you engage with and know that you can come back to this page and continue your journey at anytime.
Community Organising
When communities work together, the possibilities for positive change are endless. Community organising is the work of bringing people together to take action around their common concerns and overcome social injustice. In your CAG you will be community organisers, provided are some links to ease you into those roles.
Managing Resistance
Resistance is a common response to change because someone is always benefiting from the way things are currently. Given that the group will likely experience resistance, it is important to be prepared. Provided are some links to help your CAG manage resistance.
Primary Prevention
Primary prevention actions to stop men’s violence against women before the violence occurs and aims to stop the likelihood of men and boys using violence against women and girls. It focuses on changing commonly held attitudes and behaviours that support and encourage gendered violence.
Engaging Community
(Boys and Men)
Men and boys have a critical role to play in preventing and addressing family violence. This page provides your CAG with links to information, strategies, and tips on how to actively engage men and boys in prevention of violence against women within your local community.
Goal Setting
SMART goal setting provides clarity, helps teams focus, and motivates people to reach relevant, realistic, and achievable goals. This page will provide your CAG with information on goal setting and walk you through the 'SMART' goal process.
Safety and Wellbeing
Dashboard Suggestions
Your suggestions will help to further enrich the experiene of current and future CAG members from all around Australia.
