Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative
What are we doing? Skilling Queenslanders for Work (SQW) represents a suite of skills and training programs that assist a range of targeted equity groups…
Youth sexual violence responses
What are we doing? In July 2018, the Queensland Government released the Final Report of the Youth Sexual Violence and Abuse Steering Committee. The Final…
Sexual Violence Prevention Framework
What are we doing? On October 15, 2019 Queensland released Prevent. Support. Believe. Queensland’s Framework to address Sexual Violence to provide a strong, cohesive and…
DFV Disability Plan
What are we doing? Queensland’s plan to respond to domestic and family violence against people with disability will continue to drive actions to end domestic…
Specialist DFV Workers in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Family Wellbeing Services
What are we doing? The Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs is trialling a number of specialist domestic and family violence positions embedded…
Community-led DFV Action Plans in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
What are we doing? The Queensland Government had planned to support six Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities (urban, regional and remote/discrete) to develop community-led…
Reshaping our Approach to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander domestic and family violence
What are we doing? In May 2019, Queensland released Queensland’s Framework for Action – Reshaping our approach to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander domestic and…
Workforce Capacity and Capability Building Service
What are we doing? The Queensland Government established a Workforce Capacity and Capability Building Service to support the domestic and family violence, sexual violence and…
Respectful Relationships Education
What are we doing? The Queensland Department of Education (DoE) encourages schools to take a holistic approach to implementing health and wellbeing education, which includes…
Communication and Engagement response
What are we doing? The Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Engagement and Communication Strategy 2016—2026 (the Engagement and Communication Strategy) sets the vision and direction…
Corporate and Community Engagement Framework
What are we doing? The Queensland Government is working with corporate and community organisations to embed domestic and family violence awareness, support and prevention into…
Awareness raising for health and education professionals in recognising domestic and family violence
What are we doing? The South Australian Government is working to raise awareness among professionals about how to best recognise and respond to domestic, family…
Extension of the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme trial
What are we doing? Extension of the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (DVDS) trial enables individuals or their loved ones to enquire about their current or…
Statewide perpetrator response
What are we doing? The South Australian Government’s Statewide Perpetrator Response (the Response) is an early intervention initiative, focusing on enhancing the safety of women…
First or crisis response reform
What are we doing? The South Australian Government is embarking on an initiative to redesign the first or crisis response to women and their children…
Establishing safety hubs in South Australia
What are we doing? The South Australian Government has committed to establishing safety hubs across the state. They are designed as a single point of…
Ask for Angela
What are we doing? The South Australian Government through Consumer and Business Services (CBS) and in partnership with the Australian Hotels Association, is exploring the…
Access to forensic sexual violence services
What are we doing? The South Australian Department for Health and Wellbeing is working to ensure expanded access to forensic services across South Australia. What…
Refreshing the Family Safety Framework
What are we doing? A risk assessment tool used by government and non-government services is being expanded to include cohort specific risk factors. What have…
Building partnerships with faith and community leaders
What are we doing? Building partnerships with faith and community leaders, to prevent violence against women and their children and to establish community driven links…
Child and family support system
What are we doing? The South Australian Government is delivering a system that provides the right type and intensity of supports, intervening as early as…
Culturally appropriate women’s safety contact program
What are we doing? This initiative will ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are engaged with in a culturally appropriate way through the women’s…
Tiraapendi Wodli Port Adelaide justice reinvestment project
What are we doing? The initiative provides culturally connected and coordinated support to Aboriginal women, men, children, young people and families to improve outcomes across…
Aboriginal Affairs Action Plan 2021-22
What are we doing? The South Australian Government is rolling out a range of initiatives and targeted projects aimed at increasing Aboriginal economic participation, which…