• Prioritisation of a whole of family approach with programs designed with and for First Nations men, including safe and alternative accommodation and treatment programs. First Nations women recognise the role of men and the importance of addressing men’s behaviours. Women are clear that when it comes to ending violence, we must also include and invest in the healing needs of men. Alongside investment into men’s programs, there must be ongoing evaluation to ensure that the program’s design and logic are effective, and that the engagement of men in these programs are producing the desired outcomes in the short, medium and long-term. Men’s programs, however, must exist alongside efforts to address all forms of inequality and poverty. It is also vital to note that not all perpetrators of violence against First Nations women are First Nations men and we must address the behaviours and conditions for violence against First Nations women by non-Indigenous men and broader society. • Extensive reform to the criminal justice system, including policing practices to reduce the criminalisation of women experiencing violence and the mandatory reporting requirement that see the high rates of child removal. The criminal justice system and police, as first responders to incidents of violence, have a significant impact on the (un)safety of First Nations women and children. First Nations women described a fundamental mistrust and fear of the police as well as police inaction and discriminatory decisionmaking. There is a need for extensive reforms to the police force, including human rights, traumainformed, cultural and gender-responsive training to better respond to violence against women and the impact of child removal. • Increased coverage of holistic integrated and comprehensive healing models and recovery services focused on First Nations culture that include mental health services for both men and women. Women described healing processes as key to overcoming traumas and changing behaviours through the restoration of individual and collective identity and social and cultural strengths. Women want to see a continuum of culturally-safe and responsive services, from interventions and wrap-around supports, before, during and beyond crisis to all centre in healing and recovery. This includes investing in women’s health services, respite and vicarious trauma supports and counselling for women and other community members leading trauma recovery and healing work. There must be widespread coverage of these supports, including in regional, remote and very remote areas including the Torres Strait. Wiyi Yani U Thangani • First Nations Women’s Safety Policy Forum • Outcomes Report | 37