Watch some family violence and sexual assault workers explain what a typical day looks like in their role, what motivates them and why they love what they do.
The Victim Survivor Experience Mapping report contains insights into victim survivor experiences of the service system and makes recommendations for a range of stakeholders responding to family violence in the northern metropolitan region (NMR), which will inform the Regional Integration Committee’s new strategic plan.
The NIFVS Partnership undertook Victim Survivor Experience Mapping to help centre the voices of victim survivors and to understand victim survivor journeys through the service system in the NMR.
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WESNET has been working with Tinder Australia over the last few months to create a Dating Safety Guide that will help survivors and the general population with learning about the safety features available in the Tinder Dating App.
By reminding users of Tinder’s Community Guidelines, describing how to use its in-app safety features, and highlighting the recently improved reporting process, the Dating Safety Guide helps informs daters in Australia about the do’s and don’ts of dating safely.
The Dating Safety Guide includes some of the new updates built into the Tinder app around reporting abusive and harassing behaviour and more.
The Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) has launched the Framework for trauma-informed practice. The framework will help people working in the children and families services sector better understand and implement trauma informed practice. It will also provide the Victorian community with further insight into what to expect from services and those that support children, young people, families and carers.
The framework is primarily targeted to the child and family services sector and family violence services and it can also be used to inform practice across other health and human services.
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A new Mental Health and Wellbeing Local has opened in the Frankston, providing an easy way to get treatment and support for people aged 26 years and over who are experiencing mental health challenges – including people with co-occurring alcohol and drug treatment and care needs.
The Mental Health and Wellbeing Local service offering will scale up over time to deliver the full-service model. This means some providers are offering telehealth initially and will build up to face-to-face services, while others may offer wellbeing peer supports prior to introducing clinical treatments and therapies. Consumers can still access Mental Health and Wellbeing Hubs while the new services are being established.
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Or call the Partners in Wellbeing team on 1300 375 330.
In 2022, the Centre for Innovative Justice (CIJ) at RMIT University was contracted by Family Safety Victoria to contribute to the development of a MARAM Practice Guidance regarding Adolescents Using Family Violence.
In the context of this project, the term ‘Adolescents Using Family Violence’ (AFV) was scoped to incorporate young people using violence or harm across a range of personal relationships, both within their family of origin, wider family networks and intimate relationships.
Similarly, the term was also scoped to include harmful sexual behaviour, which is otherwise generally addressed as a standalone issue within the literature, given that it requires a particularly specialised response.
As part of this project, the CIJ was asked to conduct a review of the applicable evidence base. The relevant evidence base is necessarily broad, given the spectrum of behaviour and relationship contexts contemplated within the project’s focus.
Click here to read the recently released research paper from RMIT, on the effects of the MARAM practice tool in relation to adolescents.