PARTNERS IN
PREVENTION
A network of
prevention practitioners
Safe and Equal supports professionals across Victoria working to prevent family and gender-based violence before it occurs.
DV Vic and DVRCV have merged to form Safe and Equal. On our new website you’ll find more guidance and support to help you build your skills and knowledge for primary prevention in a range of settings. Join us for engaging training and events, connect with other practitioners through our online practice network and browse through useful tools and resources to help you in your work.
Training
and events
Prevention in Practice (Virtual)
Prevention in Practice is an interactive virtual course, based on recognised industry standards, providing the foundational knowledge and skills for prevention practitioners who are new to the sector. It includes a comprehensive introduction to prevention program design, from development to successful implementation.
Prevention + Training + Suited to all levels
Unpacking Resistance (Virtual)
If you work in gender equality or primary prevention of violence against women then you’ve most likely experienced backlash and resistance. Our training will give you the confidence to respond to resistance when it arises. From denial to backlash, to understanding why people might resist gender equality work, you’ll be equipped with the strategies and skills to create meaningful and sustainable change.
Training + Prevention + Introductory level
Fast Track Leadership Intensive: Prevention (Virtual)
Fast Track will help you advance your career by building your leadership and management skills.
This program is for professionals with experience in the Victorian primary prevention sector, who are looking to move into a leadership role or with significant experience in aligned roles, who are interested in moving into primary prevention in Victoria.
Prevention + Training + Leadership level
useful pages to
support your role
Resources for
Prevention Practitioners
Supporting a whole of school approach to respectful relationships. Recorded on Tuesday 23 June 2020.
This poster aids schools in implementing respectful relationships education (RRE).
Work to address violence against women fits into three broad approaches or categories that exist along a continuum: primary prevention, secondary prevention (early intervention) and tertiary prevention (response).
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PRIMARY PREVENTION
HELPDESK
Contact the Safe and Equal primary prevention team for information, resources and advice on working to prevent violence against women in Victoria.