Tasmania’s Anglican Church is the latest organisation to ramp up its focus on domestic violence.
Members of the church will be trained to recognise the signs of domestic violence and how to respond.
Anglican Bishop of Tasmania, John Harrower, said the Church wanted to deal with the issue head on.
“What we would like to do is better equip our people, both our ministers and our lay people, so that when they are in contact with people who are suffering domestic or family violence, and also with the people who are committing the violence, [they are] wise and trained,” he said.