Family Violence and Sexual Assault
- Intensive Case Management for women experiencing family violence
(02 Jul 2008) - Mens Referral Service (20 Mar 2008)
- CASA Contact list
(29 Jan 2008) - Sexual Assault
(12 Oct 2007) - Demand Management Framework for Sexual Assault Services
(12 Oct 2007)
Family Violence, Sexual Assault and Victims of Crime
The Victorian Government is committed to providing the most accessible, comprehensive and supportive range of services to those who have experienced violence. These experiences along with physical and sexual abuse require a complex range of responses from the government, non- government organisations and relevant professionals.
The Department of Human Services (DHS) provides support services for people who have experienced violence and offers violence prevention programs through the following services:
- Family Violence Prevention and Support Services
- Indigenous Family Violence Strategy
- Sexual Assault Support Services
The Victims of Crime Services (including Victims Assistance) are now at the Department of Justice - Victims of Crime (external link)
Features
During 2007, the Office of Housing, Victorian Department of Human Services, engaged consultants, Thomson Goodall Associates, to undertake data collection and analysis of the Intensive Case Management program for women experiencing family violence.
The Family Violence Risk Assessment and Risk Management Framework is for application across Victorian Government funded family violence services, including police and courts and related services. The Framework is an important part of A Fairer Victoria initiative of $35.1million over four years, to improve responses to family violence incidents.
Responding more effectively to family violence is a key component of the Government's social policy action plan: A Fairer Victoria: Creating opportunity and addressing disadvantage.
The Government has committed $35.1 million over four years to deliver a new approach to family violence services in Victoria.
Submissions are now being accepted for the Workforce Development for Sexual Assault Workers, adn will close 17th August 2007.
When the Victorian government established the Statewide Steering Committee to Reduce Family Violence in 2002, a community and government partnership, it set it a specific task to provide advice on the development of a multi-agency and integrated response to family violence. Similar models, operating in the UK, Canada, the US and in the ACT, have proven effective in addressing family violence.
The Bracks Government is very pleased to endorse the findings of the Task Force and work in partnership with Indigenous people in the design, delivery and management of efforts to prevent family violence.
With the support of the Victorian Government, the Task Force undertook and completed the challenging task of in-depth community consultations at a local, regional and statewide level.
This publication outlines detail of the government's $35.1 million over 4 year investment to improve Victoria's response to family violence.
Towards Collaboration - A resource guide for Child Protection and family violence services will provide support and information for, and enhance, cross-sector collaboration.
The focus of this project was two fold: to research women's recovery from family violence (now termed journey away from family violence) and based on the findings, to develop a framework that informs a comprehensive, flexible and coordinated Victorian response.