Introduction
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To Violence (NTV), the Male Family Violence Prevention Association
Inc., is a peak organisation of individuals and agencies working for
the prevention of male family violence. The specific focus is work
with men to assist them to change and end their violent behaviour.
Mission
Statement
To undertake a broad range of activities, including
the provision of quality direct and indirect services to men who have
used violence towards their family members, which contribute to the
prevention of male family violence. 
Activities
The range of activities undertaken by NTV include:
• Provision of
telephone, counselling, information and referral service for men wishing
to change and end their use of violence towards family members
• Support and
development of men's behaviour change programs
• Development
and provision of training, resources and information
• Data development
and analysis
• Education and
information provision
• Provision and
Support of research
• Contribution
to policy development
• Service sector
advocacy and leadership. Aims
Under the NTV Inc. Constitution amended in October
1998, the aims of NTV as a peak organisation are:
"to provide counselling, advisory, referral and educational services
to men who have inflicted or are at risk of inflicting violence
on family members and to family members exposed to male family violence
or the risk of male family violence."
Solely for furthering the above purpose NTV has the following powers:
• To provide
a counselling and referral service
• To foster
non-violent relationships in families and promote the safety of
all family members.
• To facilitate
skill development in counsellors and others.
• To encourage
recognition in the community of the effects of male violence.
• To facilitate
networking, support, and information sharing between counsellors
and others.
• To develop
and recommend professional standards for counsellors.
• To carry
out research and investigations.
• To prepare
and disseminate information.
• To subscribe
to, become a member of, and co-operate with any other association,
service or network whose objects are wholly or in part similar to
those of NTV.
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