The nation's schools are being urged to ramp up lessons about mental health to curb behaviour fuelling family violence
"That means formally teaching young children about wellbeing and mental health from a young age, and targeting these underlying psychological symptoms associated with those who go on to engage in aggressive behaviours."
"To address the domestic violence issue we really need to be targeting those underlying psychological symptoms," she said.
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