The program's aim is to teach awareness of the skills needed to form respectful relationships and more
specifically to challenge gender stereotypes that can lead to gender - based violence and disrespectful attitudes to women.The Department of Education and
Early Childhood Development (DEECD) states that, «
Early interventions with children and young people can have a lasting effect on their relationships in the future... On the basis of current evidence, violence prevention and respectful relationships
initiatives among young people can make a real difference, producing lasting change in attitudes and behaviours.»