READ MORE:• Family violence: Fleeing my violent and volatile father• Family violence: 525,000 New Zealanders harmed every year• Family violence: 'I will leave him - I'm saying right now I am better than this'• Family violence: What can we do to fix the problem? • Family violence: 24 hours on the front lineHebert previously worked as the director of family violence at the Ministry of Social Development and was the executive director of the Glenn Inquiry - an independent inquiry that provided a detailed outline of initiatives and reforms required to develop an integrated system for family violence in New Zealand. Herbert said Backbone would focus on examining the present response system through the eyes of its users - women who have experienced violence and abuse. "Women are the expert users of New Zealand's response system - this is why we use their feedback as evidence for change. We want to hear from women who have experienced violence or abuse."

Source: New Zealand Herald March 04, 2017 19:07 UTC