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Contact the Safe and Equal Primary Prevention Unit for information, resources and advice on working to prevent family violence and violence against women in Victoria.

Specialist family violence services provide crisis responses and case management to victim survivors of family violence.

Find out where to go for support and referral if you encounter someone in your work who may be using family violence.

Aboriginal definition of family violence, self-determination and responding to family violence and Aboriginal family violence services in Victoria.

All parts of the service system share responsibility to keep victim survivors safe, and keep perpetrators in view and held accountable, by working together using common guidelines to identify, assess and manage the risk of serious harm or death due to family violence.

Visit this page to view our full range of training courses, workshops and programs.

Safe and Equal facilitate these groups to help those working in the sector to connect with others and share learnings and expertise through face to face and virtual events and discussions.

Safe and Equal delivers MARAM training modules for practitioners who need to have an applied understanding of MARAM and information sharing in their roles.

Safe and Equal’s primary prevention training builds the capability of practitioners to engage in best practice primary prevention of family and gender-based violence, and respectful relationships education work. 

Family Violence Foundations is a free online learning package for all Victorian professionals, designed to build your knowledge to prevent, identify and respond to family violence and violence against women.

As a Registered Training Organisation with family violence specialist expertise, DV Vic and DVRCV provides nationally accredited training delivered by trainers with direct service experience.

Three unique programs, Response, Prevention and Foundations, offer experienced practitioners the opportunity to build leadership and management capabilities in a learning environment tailored to their practice specialty, role and career goals.

Safe and Equal delivers in-house tailored training packages to suit your needs for responding to family violence and preventing gender-based violence.

Safe and Equal facilitates Communities of Practice to build networks and support peer learning between Victorian primary prevention practitioners.

Safe and Equal’s Communities of Practice provide specialist family violence practice advice, and support innovation in practice and service design.

Learn how to obtain the mandatory minimum qualifications for new specialist family violence practitioners in Victoria.

At 28, Sharyn started a relationship with a man who became violent. Now a family violence worker, Sharon wants young people to have self-confidence and know they are strong and powerful.

Despite once being in love, Sallie made a choice to end an abusive relationship and started doing things to take care of herself and reclaim the person she was before.

There are many myths surrounding family and gender-based violence. We share some common questions and misconceptions about family and gender-based violence, and the facts to help counter them.

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Donna came to Australia at 21 and developed an intimate relationship with someone she thought she knew. The longer she stayed with him, the harder it was to leave. On leaving the relationship, Donna slowly regained her confidence, undertook study at university and gained secure work.

Alex’s partner would abuse her for hours but always apologise afterwards. Recognising that the abuse was not her fault and that he would not change, Alex made the decision to leave.

Ayet’s girlfriend stopped her from having an opinion and seeing her family and she eventually lost her sense of self, making it hard to cope after they broke up. With the support and encouragement of a close friend, she began to rediscover herself in a whole new light.

Anj was an active 14-year-old when her boyfriend started abusing her. After she ended the relationship he assaulted her so badly she suffered a brain injury and was left in a coma. With strength and determination, Anj is gaining new skills and has plans for the future.

Jane is a Yorta Yorta woman who experienced family violence in her 20s, too scared to tell others as she was afraid they wouldn’t believe her. Now Jane loves her life and feels she can depend on herself.

Rebecca’s partner isolated her from family and friends, threatened her with weapons and continued to stalk her after the relationship ended. Rebecca decided to channel her energy in a positive way and advocate for change.

Mim experienced family violence in her childhood and teen years as well as an adult, but she’s learning to trust people and to love again. Mim stepped into herself and started doing what she needed.

Nawal moved to Australia from Kenya with her former husband who became physically violent. He promised many times to stop using violence, but it always continued. Nawal now has a beautiful life full of happiness with her daughter.

Education is one of the key settings for primary prevention activity, with the  respectful relationships education program being implemented in Victorian schools and early childhood services.

How managers, supervisors and other workplace leaders can create change and play a valuable role in preventing family and gender-based violence.

Safe and Equal is continuing to collaborate with Respect Victoria for the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence in 2024.

Safe and Equal is the peak body for specialist family violence services that provide support to victim survivors in Victoria.

Meet Safe and Equal’s board members.

Safe and Equal’s constitution outlines how we work and includes information about membership, member meetings, and financial and legal governance.

Frameworks and guidelines that specialist family violence services in Victoria should be aware of and use as part of their service provision.

The Safe and Equal Expert Advisory Panel was established in 2021. Members of our panel are victim survivors of family violence who support the work of the peak and other organisations by applying their living expertise of family violence, systems navigation and journey, to advocate for improved services and systems.

Meet Safe and Equal’s staff and board members.

Find out about job vacancies and career opportunities at Safe and Equal.

Learn more about our approach, and some of our key partners and projects.

Bringing together funders, government stakeholders and sector representatives to support systemic change and improve family violence outcomes for all Victorians.

Safe and Equal is delivering a program of work to lead and support the family violence sector in best practice engagement with survivor advocacy into the future.

Read the history of Safe and Equal, formed from an organisational merger between Domestic Violence Victoria and Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria.

Safe and Equal is the peak body for Victorian organisations that specialise in family and gender-based violence across the continuum, including primary prevention, early intervention, response and recovery. Learn about the member benefits and how to apply.

Safe and Equal sits on many advisory groups and committees to improve responses to family violence, and influence state and federal government policy.

Safe and Equal represents members from over 80 organisations around Victoria who provide specialist family violence services to victim survivors.

Learn the signs of vicarious trauma and burnout and how family violence workers and employers can prioritise and protect workplace health and wellbeing.

If you’re a family violence worker, learn how to recognise the signs and symptoms of vicarious trauma and burnout.

Tools for understanding and planning for different types of resistance in work to promote gender equality and prevent violence against women.