TY - SER AU - O'Malley, Rosemary TI - CollaborACTION T2 - Ending Men's Violence Against Women and Children: The No To Violence Journal PY - 2013/// PB - No To Violence, KW - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE KW - INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION KW - INTERVENTION KW - INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE KW - JUSTICE KW - OFFENDERS KW - PERPETRATOR PROGRAMMES KW - PERPETRATORS KW - SUPPORT SERVICES KW - VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE KW - AUSTRALIA KW - VICTORIA N1 - Ending Men's Violence Against Women and Children: The No To Violence Journal, 2013 Spring: 51-71 N2 - There are many examples around Australia of excellent collaborative practice, interagency networks and integrated response. However for those agencies experiencing roadblocks on their path to establishing communication with government or non-government agencies, how to start having conversations that will lead to improved process and outcomes can seem overwhelming. By detailing the close relationship and collaboration between the Gold Coast Domestic Violence Prevention Centre and Queensland Correction Services, this article provides examples of how trust and respect have developed between the two agencies through daily collegiate support and regular interagency training and the tangible and intangible benefits to both agencies of maintaining this collaborative relationship. (From introductory paragraphs) ER -