Specialised Family Violence Services

Overview

The Australian Government is inviting organisations via a targeted competitive process to apply to deliver services under the Families and Communities Program – Specialised Family Violence Services.  Expansion of the Specialised Family Violence Services is a measure under the Fourth Action Plan of the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 2010-2022 (the National Plan). The National Plan focuses on stopping violence before it happens, supporting women who have experienced violence, working on prevention with men who use violence, and building the evidence base to learn more about ‘what works’ in reducing domestic, family and sexual violence. Specialised Family Violence Services deliver a whole of family approach to support those affected by family and domestic violence, including children who have experienced or witnessed family or domestic violence. Specialised Family Violence Services deliver broad-based counselling and dispute resolution to individuals or couples, education for individuals who are violent or abusive, support for individuals who are affected by family and domestic violence, and community-based primary prevention activities.