Betty Taylor (community advocate)

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Betty Taylor (born Elizabeth Anne Frost, 1949 in Queensland) is an Australian community advocate and domestic violence prevention campaigner. [1] [2]

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Early life and education

Taylor graduated in sociology from Monash University in 1997. She began her career as an outreach worker on the Gold Coast, establishing the Gold Coast Domestic Violence Prevention Centre and since then has represented various domestic violence agencies and review boards. [1]

Career

Taylor has achieved considerable success with the implementation of initiatives which aim to end domestic violence in Australia. [1] She is a veteran campaigner against domestic violence with a particular interest in preventing the violent deaths of women, stalking and the objectification of women. Taylor is the founder and currently chief executive officer of the Red Rose Foundation which campaigned for and achieved the establishment of a Domestic Violence Review Board in Queensland and the introduction of a new offence for non-lethal strangulation. This work also resulted in an Australian Institute for Strangulation Prevention which provides training and research into intimate partner strangulation for professionals working with domestic violence and sexual assault. [3]

The Red Rose Foundation [1] holds a public red rose rally following domestic violence deaths. Taylor has also initiated the red bench project, where park benches are installed in locations across Australia as a reminder of domestic violence within our community, each bearing a plaque that reads:"Domestic Violence - Let's change the ending".

Her role as an anti-domestic violence campaigner sees her frequently comment on stories in the media relating to the issue of domestic violence in Australia. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

As chairperson of the Ministerial Domestic and Family Violence Council, Taylor established the Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Week initiative which was eventually extended to an annual month-long campaign. [1]

In 1995, Taylor chaired the Domestic Violence Council - an advisory body to the Department of Family and Community Services. In October of that year she travelled with Torres Strait islander woman Kailang Dorante to remote areas in Cape York and Torres Strait to consult with indigenous women on domestic violence in their communities. [11]

In 2002, Taylor was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to investigate multi-agency interventions to domestic violence in the United States and Canada. [12] In 2004, Taylor conducted a study tour of the United States and Canada where she researched domestic violence death review boards. Later she played a part in setting up the Domestic Violence Death Review Action Group in Queensland and the Domestic Violence Death Review Board. [13]

In 2017, Taylor was appointed as an independent mediator to lead a reconciliation process for women who were wrongfully sent to the Wolston Park Asylum as "delinquent girls" and the Queensland Government. [14] Following the publication of a report written by Taylor entitled Child Placements by Queensland Government in Adult Mental Health Facilities, which was tabled in state parliament, the women were financially compensated by the Queensland Government. [15] [16] [17]

Positions held

Awards

In 2001, Taylor received the Centenary Medal for her significant contribution to domestic violence provision. [18]

In 2002, Taylor was awarded a Churchill Fellowship. [12]

On Queensland Day in 2020, Taylor was named as a Queensland Great. [1] [2]

Publications

Becoming free from domestic violence, Taylor, Betty, was published in 1995 in Home Therapist: A Practical, Self Help Guide for Everyday Psychological Problems, p.367-370 [19]
Dying To Be Heard, discussion paper on domestic violence and death, 2008
Dying to Be Heard, media kit, 2009
Literature and Evidence Review of Women's Services in Queensland (info required)
Domestic violence and the workplace : training manual / developed for the Office of Status of Women [20]
The Duluth Model, what it is and is not: Clarifying and correcting common misconceptions

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 2020 Queensland Greats list celebrates our local heroes: Betty Taylor, The Courier Mail . Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  2. 1 2 2020 Queensland Greats recipients: Betty Taylor, Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Strangulation", Definitions, Qeios, 7 February 2020, doi: 10.32388/jsiz5t
  4. ↑ Guest, Annie (28 October 2011) Katter raises ire of domestic violence workers, PM . Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  5. ↑ (10 September 2015) Qld domestic violence deaths prompt action, SBS News . Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  6. ↑ Hinchcliffe, Jessica (30 July 2019) 'Let's change the ending': Red park benches hold simple message to call out domestic violence, ABC News . Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  7. ↑ Bavas, Josh (11 October 2019) GPS trackers for domestic violence offenders may not be as reliable as first thought, ABC News. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  8. ↑ Crockford, Toby; Dennien, Matt; Lynch, Lydia (21 February 2020) Top cop apologises for detective's Camp Hill comments, condemned as 'victim-blaming at its worst', Brisbane Times . Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  9. ↑ Horn, Allyson (26 February 2020) Queensland Opposition proposes nation's strongest laws to combat domestic violence, ABC News. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  10. ↑ Marszalek, Jessica; Macleod, Andrea (8 April 2020) Domestic violence help: Premier announces $5.5m to help victims, news.com.au . Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  11. ↑ "Indigenous Women to be Consulted About Domestic Violence". Torres News (Thursday Island, Qld. : 1957-2015). 22 September 1995. p. 14. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  12. 1 2 Taylor, Elizabeth Anne (2002) Report by Elizabeth Anne Taylor to the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  13. ↑ Queensland, c=AU; o=The State of. "2020 Queensland Greats recipients | Queensland Greats Awards". www.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  14. ↑ (4 April 2017) Anti-violence advocate appointed Queensland mediator, Brisbane Times. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  15. ↑ Taylor, Betty (2017) Report to Queensland Government Reconciliation Plan: Stage 1 for Child Placements by Qld Government in Adult Health Facilities, Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  16. ↑ Marszalek, Jessica; Condon, Matthew (18 October 2017) Wolston Park abuse victims win ex gratia payouts from Queensland Government, The Courier Mail. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  17. ↑ Robertson, Joshua (19 October 2017) 'It's been such a battle': Wolston Park survivors win shock payouts, The Guardian . Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  18. ↑ Award: Ms Elizabeth Anne Taylor, Australian Honours Search Facility, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  19. ↑ Barletta, John. (2012). The Home Therapist : a practical, self-help guide for everyday psychological problems. Bond, Jan. Bowen Hills, QLD: Australian Academic Press. ISBN   978-1-921513-92-3. OCLC   957127305.
  20. ↑ Taylor, Betty. (2004). Domestic violence and the workplace : training manual. Australia. Office of the Status of Women., Partnerships Against Domestic Violence (Australia). [Canberra]: [Office of Status of Women]. ISBN   1-877042-56-0. OCLC   224158853.
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