Supporting Outreach Healthcare for Victim-Survivors of Family Domestic and Sexual Violence Pilot

Overview

The grant opportunity will fund Primary Health Networks (PHNs) to pilot a place-based support model by establishing outreach care teams, to provide health care in crisis, temporary accommodation, and services to support women, children and young people experiencing FDSV.   Objectives:  develop and implement an outreach model of support to improve quality of care for victim-survivors of FDSV.      increase access to holistic and integrated outreach health care to support victim-survivors, including those from population groups at higher risk of FDSV.  increase integration with health and community services address barriers to accessing health and support services  For this grant opportunity up to $5.748 million (GST exclusive) is available over two years from 2024-25 to 2025-26. This includes up to $110 thousand (GST exclusive) for the Hunter New England and Central Cost PHN under funding Stream 1 to support and mentor Stream 2 participants. Up to six grants will be awarded.