South Australians who've experienced domestic, family and sexual violence are being asked to help the state government to reform the sector. Three months after a royal commission made more than 130 recommendations, the government is yet to formally accept the majority of them.
00:00Haley Brown left a 10-year relationship with a man prone to alcohol-fuelled violence feeling vulnerable.
00:09My self-esteem was extremely low. I didn't trust myself and I felt like my judgement was out.
00:16So I looked to services authorities.
00:20She then entered a second emotionally abusive relationship and says services and authorities failed to support her.
00:28My perpetrator had actually even told a doctor at one of our public hospitals that he was exhibiting harm and no service followed up.
00:38Both perpetrators have been convicted. Ms Brown also faced charges, but they were later withdrawn.
00:45Ms Brown shared her story with South Australia's Royal Commission into Domestic Family and Sexual Violence.
00:51That's always best if you listen.
00:53She's now one of the first victim survivors to join a lived experience network, tasked with advising the government on how it can better prevent and respond to violence.
01:03We are deeply committed to listening to and acting on the voices of survivors. They know what needs to change.
01:12Advocates hope more people will join.
01:14We know that we can't get the reform process right in our Domestic Family and Sexual Violence Services system if we don't listen really carefully to people who have lived experience.
01:26Establishing the network was one of seven Royal Commission recommendations that the government agreed to implement when the findings were handed down in August.
01:34The government is expected to respond to the remaining 129 recommendations by the end of the year.
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