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Board Member
Dale has been the CEO of GenWest since 2022. A social worker by trade, Dale has a long history of working in health, disability and family violence sector. For around last 20 years she has lived and worked in Mparntwe Alice Springs with leadership roles in family violence and politics.
Project and Administration Officer
Multicultural Inclusion Advisor – Statewide
Practice Development Advisor (MARAMIS)
Workforce Specialist
Data Analyst
Policy and Advocacy Advisor
Policy and Advocacy Advisor
Prevention Practice Development Advisor
Lived Experience Program Coordinator
Workplace Partnerships Administrator
Business and Partnerships Engagement Advisor
Operations Leader – Client and Training Services
Senior Program Officer
Program Officer
Program Officer
Evidence and Data Lead
The Victorian Government’s announcement that respectful relationships education will be part of the school curriculum from 2016 is exceptionally good news for our community and those working to prevent violence against women and girls.
Last year’s coronial inquest into Luke Batty’s death was a rare opportunity to examine the systems that Rosie Batty was in contact with as she sought help to protect herself and to keep Luke safe, and how these systems can be improved to prevent this type of tragic event from happening again.
Family violence impacts on Aboriginal people at vastly disproportionate rates and has devastating effects on Victorian Aboriginal communities. This is an extract from the Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service (FVPLS Victoria) submission to the Victorian Royal Commission into Family Violence.
The Royal Commission into Family Violence has created an unprecedented opportunity to examine how Victoria’s response to family violence can be improved. DVRCV’s Libby Eltringham summarises the Commission’s inquiries into risk assessment and risk management (excerpt of full article).
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex and Queer (LGBTIQ) people are not only more likely to experience family violence but less likely to recognise, report and receive appropriate support in response.
Sue Clifford has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Victorian government’s new family violence agency, Family Safety Victoria.
The Support and Safety Hub Statewide Concept outlines the role the hubs will have in the long-term plan to end family violence in Victoria.
The Minister for Equality has announced $3 million over four years to develop comprehensive specialist family violence services for LGBTI Victorians.
Family Safety Victoria is running a series of stakeholder consultations with front-line practitioners and organisational leaders
The Victorian Government is expanding training at Victorian public hospitals to help staff better identify and support patients experiencing family violence.
The Victoria Against Violence — 16 Days of Activism campaign commences on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November 2017.
Today, the 20th of November is the Universal Children’s Day. This day offers us an opportunity to reflect on the right for children to grow up in a world free from violence.
The reforms resulting from the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Family Violence are not just about change in one area.
The Family Violence Protection Amendment (Information Sharing) Act 2017 is now operating in Victoria.
A practical one-day workshop to help you and your employer support your well-being and professional sustainability
A new research report, ‘Temporary migration and family violence: An analysis of victimisation, support and vulnerability’, was recently published.
Minister for Housing, Disability and Ageing Martin Foley has announced more than $4 million in new funding for the Rapid Housing Program.
Minister for Families and Children Jenny Mikakos has announced the release of a new and enhanced men’s behaviour change program model, alongside increased funding.
The Victorian Government has announced that the existing workforce will be exempt from the minimum requirement for mandatory qualifications.
Fines Victoria’s new Family Violence Scheme commenced at the start of this year to support people affected by family violence within the fines system.
New laws introduced on 5th June will allow victim survivors of family violence to provide recorded statements via body-worn cameras.
The Victorian Government is holding public consultations for key documents related to information sharing and the redeveloped family violence risk assessment and risk management framework.
The Victorian Government has provided information about preparing for and implementing the Family Violence Information Sharing Scheme, the Child Information Sharing Scheme and the MARAM.
Face-to-face training for the Family Violence and Child Information Sharing Reforms and introduction to MARAM training will begin on 8 October 2018.
The Victorian Government has provided information about preparing for and implementing the Family Violence Information Sharing Scheme, the Child Information Sharing Scheme and the MARAM.
As recommended by the Royal Commission into Family Violence, all Victorian councils are now required to articulate how they will help reduce family violence in their community.
Energy retailers will be required to recognise family violence as a form of financial difficulty and consider this before pursuing debt, with an updated retail code planned to protect the rights of affected customers.
The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare, No to Violence, and Domestic Violence Victoria welcome the Family Violence Reform Implementation Monitor’s second annual report.
Minister for Health Gabrielle Williams today launched a 10-year inclusion and equity statement to ensure Victoria’s family violence system supports all Victorians.
Multi Agency Risk Assessment and Management Framework (MARAM) training is available now.
Susan George is an AOD (alcohol and other drugs) Specialist Family Violence Adviser (SFVA), auspiced by Odyssey House Victoria (OHV), building capacity for family violence assessment and response to all AOD service providers in the western metropolitan catchments. We spoke to Susan about the challenges and opportunities of her role.
Victorian Minister for Prevention of Family Violence Gabrielle Williams and DVRCV CEO Emily Maguire reflect on the progress towards implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Family Violence.
Fiona McCormack, former CEO of Domestic Violence Victoria, will serve as the new Commissioner from 8 July 2019.
We provide information, training, capability building and advocacy for organisations and professionals working to end family violence.
You can find general information about family violence on the Are you safe at home? website.
This website has a ‘quick exit’ button at the top of every page. If you’re worried that someone will see that you’re on this website, click the button and it will open the Google search page. This doesn’t remove the site from your browser history. Someone can still check to see the sites you’ve visited.
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We provide information, training, capability building and advocacy for organisations and professionals working in family violence.
You can also find general information about family violence on the Are you safe at home? website.
This website has a ‘quick exit’ button at the top of every page. If you’re worried that someone will see that you’re on this website, click the button and it will open the Google search page. This doesn’t remove the site from your browser history. Someone can still check to see the sites you’ve visited.
Here’s how you can delete your history for each browser:
Google Chrome
Mozilla Firefox
Internet Explorer
Safari
Deleting all of your browser history can also alert your abuser.
