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Family violence is complex. It can take many forms and is caused by a number of factors. But one thing is clear – it has a significant and harmful impact on the community. Ending family violence in our community is long-term work, and everyone has a role to play.

At Safe and Equal, we work towards a world where everyone is safe, respected and thriving, living free from family and gender-based violence.

This section contains information, advice and guidance for professionals who work to address family violence in our community.

Downloadable information, fact sheets, resources and digital tools to help you in your work.

Safe and Equal delivers a range of training courses to further your knowledge in preventing and responding to family violence. We also run events and leadership programs to help you connect with others in the sector and build your career.

We provide specialist expertise across primary prevention, early intervention, response and recovery approaches and the interconnections between them.

The Partners in Preventin (PiP) Network is a network of more than 4,000 people working to prevent family and gender-based violence in Victoria. The PiP Network facilitates connection, peer learning, knowledge sharing and evidence-informed approaches to primary prevention.  

Safe and Equal is the peak body for Victorian organisations that specialise in family and gender-based violence. We work with and for our members to prevent and respond to violence, building a better future where adults, children and young people are free from family and gender-based violence.

Contact Safe and Equal for information, training, capability building and advocacy for organisations and professionals working to end family violence.

Safe and Equal is the peak body for specialist family violence services responding to victim survivors of family violence in Victoria.

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Search our statewide directory of specialist family violence support services.

If you are experiencing family violence, there are services that have family violence experts who can listen to you, help you explore your options and help you think about what you want to do next. 

Family violence often happens behind closed doors, making it hard for people experiencing abuse to reach out for support. This page has information for friends, family, neighbours and colleagues about supporting someone who may be experiencing family violence.

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Find out what family or domestic violence is and how it’s defined.

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Family violence is a complex issue and there is no single cause. There are many factors that predict or ‘drive’ higher levels of family violence in the community.

Family violence can take many different forms including, but not limited to, physical abuse.

Preventing family and gender-based violence before it occurs is called primary prevention. This is long-term, complex work that involves addressing the underlying gendered drivers against women.

Understand the signs of family violence and what your professional responsibilities may be in recognising and responding to family violence.

Information for professionals on how to refer a client experiencing (or at risk of) family violence to a specialist service.

While most people who experience family violence are women, it can impact anyone.

Family violence causes significant physical, emotional, psychological and financial harm to those who experience it, and can be lethal.

Using data and statistics is an effective way to explain the prevalence and impact of family violence and violence against women.

Ending family violence is long-term work that must occur at all levels and all sites across the community. 

Read about people’s experiences of family violence and abuse to understand the various forms and how they survived.

There are a number of ways that you can support Safe and Equal and our member organisations. Your donation can strengthen our work in preventing and responding to family and gender-based violence.

If you are experiencing family violence, there are services that can provide support and advice. They will listen to you and help you to explore your options and think about what you want to do next.

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A library of our submissions that have informed state and federal policy and legislation.

Read research and reports that inform policy change on issues related to family and gender-based violence.

Learn more about the advocacy campaigns we support, and the social and systemic changes we are working together with our partners to achieve.

Policy positions and analysis on a range of issues related to family and gender-based violence.

Policy positions and analysis on a range of issues related to family and gender-based violence.

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Supporting the safety needs of victim survivors from diverse communities through inclusive and tailored support.

How to provide a safe working environment for specialist family violence practitioners.

If you’re an employer, learn how to safeguard the mental health and wellbeing of workers during emergencies, such as bushfires or pandemic.

There are steps you can take to prioritise and protect your health and wellbeing when working in the family violence sector.

The history, organisations, settings and challenges that make up Victoria’s prevention of family and gender-based violence sector.

Primary prevention initiatives target the whole population in a range of settings, including workplaces, schools, universities, sport and recreation clubs, public spaces, the media, and health and community services.

What to say and do to support a colleague, student or client if they disclose an experience of family violence or sexual assault.