Zero Tolerance, National Disability Services' project supporting service providers’ efforts to prevent and respond to abuse and neglect of people with disability, is under way. The project will develop a practical framework, including tools and resources for service providers, and best-practice approaches to early intervention and remediation of abuse and neglect.
Work is being supported by all NDS state and territory offices and by a project reference group, formed after expressions of interest were received. The group brings together professionals from across Australia with current expertise in the field of abuse and neglect, as well as professionals interested in improving service cultures and responses to abuse.
Despite this there is evidence that people with disability continue to be at greater risk of abuse and neglect than people without disability. Concern about these risks has been reflected in a number of recent high profile cases of abuse and through the stories of people related to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
The introduction of the NDIS presents new opportunities but also new challenges. There is likely to be an increase in delivery of services in home and community environments where regulation may be more challenging to implement. New risks related to use of new technologies and reliance on the internet may also emerge.
More information, including consultation event dates and locations is at the Zero Tolerance Project page.
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