Are you safe at home? Somali resources – Soomaali
If you’re experiencing abuse, you do not have to face this alone. This flyer has been translated into Somali.
Supporting Trans Women to Access Specialist Family Violence Services Webinar
On Thursday 26 May, in recognition of the national day for the prevention of LGBTIQ+ family violence, we joined with Zoe Belle Gender Collective and Switchboard for a webinar centring on the voices of trans women of colour.
Preventing Violence against Women with Disabilities: Resources for Action Webinar
On Wednesday 22 June 2022, Safe and Equal and Women with Disabilities Victoria (WDV) are co-hosting a webinar to showcase some of the ground-breaking resources WDV has developed in the prevention of violence against women space.
Sources of Lived Experience in the Family Violence Sector Issues Paper
This issues paper seeks to build on the findings of the Family Violence Experts by Experience Framework research to define and explore different sources of lived experience which inform the work of the family violence sector.
Looking Back, Moving Forward
Looking Back, Moving Forward reflects upon the prevention sector’s transition to online working during COVID-19, and supports practitioners to embed these learnings into future work.
How We Thrive Video Series
This resource suite contains four videos supporting tip sheets, helping managers and leaders to understand what prevention practitioners need to feel supported and valued in their organisations.
What is Primary Prevention? Connecting across the continuum from prevention to response
‘What is Primary Prevention?’ aims to promote understanding of work across the continuum from prevention to response, as well as provide practical suggestions to improve connection.
Are You Safe at Home? Supporter Information Session
On Thursday 6 April, Safe and Equal hosted an online information session for people wanting to support Are You Safe at Home? Day in 2023.
Supporting victim survivors of family violence with family animals
Developed in collaboration with Family Safety Victoria and refuge providers, these guidelines provide information about supporting victim survivors of family violence with family animals.
How to Use Statistics in Primary Prevention
‘How to Use Statistics in Primary Prevention’ aims to support a greater understanding of the importance, uses and limitations of statistics within the context of primary prevention and family violence.
Intersectionality in Primary Prevention
‘Intersectionality in primary prevention’ builds on Safe and Equal’s commitment to intersectionality and aims to draw on existing knowledge and experience in applying an intersectional analysis and approach to the prevention of family and gender-based violence.
In Conversation: The State of Play in Workforce Development Webinar
This webinar explores the state of play for the primary prevention workforce, in Victoria and nationally, examining who it includes, the breadth and scope of activity being undertaken, and what’s needed to further develop and strengthen the workforce to meet its broader goals.
Affirmative Consent and Primary Prevention Practice Webinar
Affirmative Consent becomes law in Victoria in July 2023. Delivered in partnership with SAS Vic and YAC Vic, this webinar explores affirmative consent and how it complements existing prevention programs.
Fast Facts on Family and Gender-based Violence 2023
‘Fast Facts’ provides an overview of statistics and key facts related to experiences and impacts of family and gender-based violence, and changing social attitudes towards these.
Resistance and backlash across the continuum
This interactive panel discussion, recorded during the Safe and Equal Annual Member Forum 2023, explores how resistance is experienced across the continuum from prevention to response.
Driving Change
‘Driving Change’ focuses on positive, practical solutions to take actions against the gendered drivers while keeping a focus on the change we want to see.
Overcoming Resistance and Backlash – a Guide for Primary Prevention Practitioners
This resource brings together and adds to existing resources by providing tips on effective strategies and ways of overcoming resistance, and other more extreme forms of backlash.
Statewide Prevention Workforce Development Program Summary Evaluation Report 22/23
This report is a summary of evaluation of the Statewide Prevention Workforce Development program in 2022/23.
Statewide Prevention Workforce Development Program Theory of Change
This document sets out the Theory of Change for the Statewide Prevention Workforce Development.
Safe and Equal Disability Inclusion Forum 2023
On Wednesday 15 November 2023, Safe and Equal hosted the annual Disability Inclusion Forum to support practitioners in enhancing their practice when working with victim survivors with disability.
Key Messages Guidance – Supporting Young People to Understand Affirmative Consent Program
This ‘Key Messages Guide’ is a explores the key definitions, legislative changes and key messages around affirmative consent in the Victorian legal context.
Improving our approach to community-led prevention: Lessons from the Connecting Communities program
‘Improving our approach to community-led prevention’ brings together lessons from members of the Connecting Communities network and existing evidence on how to embed community-led practices into primary prevention initiatives working with multicultural and faith-based communities.
Communicating for Connection: Values-based messaging for primary prevention in multicultural and faith-based communities
‘Communicating for Connection’ brings together lessons from members of the Connecting Communities network and existing evidence on how to use a values-based, community-led approach to developing messaging around primary prevention in multicultural and faith-based settings.
PreventX: Messaging for a Movement tips and insights for messaging and advocacy
‘PreventX: Messaging for a Movement – Tips and insights for messaging and advocacy to address the drivers of family and gender-based violence’ aims to share tips and insights that were gathered as part of the conference, held 19 –20 March 2024.
Engaging Men from Multicultural and Faith-Based Communities in Primary Prevention
‘Engaging Men from Multicultural and Faith-Based Communities in Primary Prevention’ draws on the existing evidence base, as well as practice examples from members of the Connecting Communities network, to outline their learnings, tools, insights and strategies for working with multicultural and faith-based men.
Supporting Wellbeing for Prevention Practitioners in Multicultural and Faith-based Communities
‘Engaging Men from Multicultural and Faith-Based Communities in Primary Prevention’ draws on the existing evidence base, as well as practice examples from members of the Connecting Communities network, to outline their learnings, tools, insights and strategies for working with multicultural and faith-based men.
Foundations for Action: Understanding the primary prevention workforce in Victoria
This report describes the findings of a project aimed at strengthening the foundations for planning and implementing primary prevention workforce development in Victoria.
Together for Impact: Connecting Communities Partnership Case Study
Partnerships are a crucial tool for strengthening community-led primary prevention with multicultural communities, and strengthening practice more broadly within organisations seeking to engage multicultural and faith communities. Taking a partnership approach means looking closely at how organisations work together equitably, not just their project outcomes.
Learning Together: Safe and Equal’s Primary Prevention Communities of Practice
Learning Together describes the benefits of Communities of Practice for the Victorian primary prevention workforce and summarises Safe and Equal’s approach to delivery.
Statewide Prevention Workforce Development Program Summary Evaluation Report 2023 – 2024
This report is a summary of evaluation of the Statewide Prevention Workforce Development program in 2023 – 2024.
Insights Report: Supporting a culturally responsive and accountable family violence sector
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have the right to access culturally responsive, inclusive, and equitable family violence support, no matter what kind of service they go to. It is crucial that non-Aboriginal family violence services uphold Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s rights to self-determination, choice, and safety.
Supporting victim survivors who do not see police as a safe option
This reflective practice tool and these case studies were developed in partnership with survivor advocates and practitioners from Flat Out, Switchboard, inTouch, and Elizabeth Morgan House to support family violence practitioners to identify and implement tailored anti-oppressive responses for victim survivors who do not consider calling police to be a safe option.
Ethical Engagement of Survivor Advocates – Tip Sheet for speaking engagements
Organising events and having a survivor advocate talk about their lived experience can be powerful ways of engaging audiences and sharing messages to promote change. But how can we ensure that these forums are effective, safe and ethical?
Unlearning Ableism: from Bias to Best Practice
Women with Disabilities Victoria (WDV) and Safe and Equal have partnered to produce a suite of eLearn Modules to enhance practice capability of practitioners supporting victim survivors with disabilities. This Webinar is centred around the launch of the first module: ‘Unlearning Ableism: from Bias to Best Practice’.
PreventX: Messaging for a Movement 2024 Recordings
The PreventX 2024 conference brought a fresh focus on how to frame and communicate primary prevention. The conference showcased and built knowledge about how to craft messages that resonate and effect real-world, positive change.
Primary prevention with LGBTQIA+ multicultural and faith-based communities – Connecting Communities workshop
This recording features the presentation and panel discussion that opened workshop from the Connecting Communities program on Prevention with LGBTQIA+ multicultural and faith communities.
Understanding Non-Fatal Strangulation, Key information for Family Violence Practitioners
This resource provides practitioners with an overview of recent legislative reforms in Victoria that introduced two specific criminal offences for non-fatal strangulation. It offers practical guidance to assist practitioners in identifying and responding to signs of non-fatal strangulation, supporting safer and more informed practice.
Connecting Communities 2022-2024 Summary Project Evaluation Report
This report summarises and highlights key lessons and recommendations from the evaluation of the Connecting Communities Program 2022-24, by WLK Consulting.
Partnering to Uphold Self-Determination: Partnership Case Study
This resource has been developed as part in partnership between Djirra and Safe and Equal. It tells the stories and shares processes and learnings developed through the first stage of the partnership across 2022-2024.
Commitment to Action: Towards a culturally responsive and accountable family violence sector
This statement sets out non-Aboriginal family violence services collective commitment, as a family violence sector. Acknowledging what we have heard, the tangible actions we will take and how we will demonstrate accountability to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Partnering to Uphold Self-Determination
This video tells the story of a partnership between Djirra, Elizabeth Morgan House and Safe and Equal. It’s shared to contribute to the growing evidence base on equitable partnership approaches between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal organisations, with the hope that it may inform future partnership practices across the family violence sector.
Statewide Prevention Workforce Development Program Summary Evaluation Report 2024 – 2025
This report is a summary of evaluation of the Statewide Prevention Workforce Development program in 2024-2025.
Webinar: Supervision that works, sharing best practice
This webinar brought together leaders from the specialist family violence response sector to explore what effective supervision looks like in practice.
Working with Misidentified Victim Survivors: A practice resource for family violence practitioners
Informed by insights from lived experience advocates, this resource supports specialist family violence practitioners to strengthen their capacity to provide effective advocacy and support to misidentified victim survivors, deepen their understanding of misidentification and its impacts and address and mitigate the impacts of misidentification on victim survivors and their families.