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Violence Services Partnership
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News & Events

Family violence related news and events for professionals.

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Lunch & Learn – New Resource Spotlight: Family and Sexual Violence Knowledge Hub

Lunch & Learn - New Resource Spotlight: Family and Sexual Violence Knowledge Hub

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Framing the Future: Second Rolling Action Plan

Framing the Future, the Second Rolling Action Plan under Building from strength: 10-Year Industry Plan for Family Violence Prevention and Response

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Best Practice Supervision Guidelines

Best Practice Supervision Guidelines have been released.

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Week Without Violence 2024 Toolkit

Download the Week Without Violence 2024 Media Toolkit.

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Building Bridges Forum Evaluation Report

NIFVS are releasing the Building Bridge Forum Evaluation Report, download it here.

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Lunch & Learn: Independent Family Advocacy and Support

The next Lunch & Learn will be delivered by Victoria Legal Aid and will speak to Independent Family Advocacy and Support.

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MARAM Alignment Survey Report

NIFVS are releasing the 2023 MARAM Alignment Survey Report, you can download it here.

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NIFVS are recruiting!

NIFVS are seeking an Expert by Experience representative to join the NIFVS FVRIC Leadership Group.

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Lunch & Learn: Tech-facilitated abuse

The next Lunch & Learn on Tech-facilitated abuse in the contexts of domestic, family and sexual violence is coming up! This session will be delivered online via MS Teams by eSafety, Australia's...

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MARAM Summary Guide

The Western Integrated Family Violence Committee (WIFVC) and the Northern Integrated Family Violence Services Partnership (NIFVS) have released a new resource: the MARAM Summary Guide. The MARAM Summary...

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Lunch & Learn: Secondary consultation with The Orange Door

The Lunch & Learn: Secondary consultation with The Orange Door is coming up on Tuesday 10 September from 12 – 1 pm.  This session will be delivered by Gail Kilmister, Advanced Family...

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New resource: Working with Aboriginal community members experiencing family violence

Tip Sheet for Practitioners: Working with Aboriginal community members experiencing family violence.

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Groupwork Calendar, Term 3 2024

Groupwork Calendar, Term 3 2024

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Lunch & Learn: Disability inclusive practice

Lunch & Learn: Disability inclusive practice

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Collaborative Practice Training: new delivery model

MARAM Collaborative Practice training: a full-day delivery model

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Service Mapping with Adults Using Violence Services Panel recording

The recording of the Building Bridges Forum 'Expert' Panel discussion on Service Mapping with Adults Using Violence Services is now available on Youtube via this link. The Panel was moderated by Pauline...

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Building Bridges Forum: Thank you for attending!

On behalf of the NIFVS Team, thank you to all participating to the Building Bridges Forum on Wednesday 5 June. With over a hundred attending the morning ‘expert’ panel and many staying for...

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Lunch & Learn: Culturally safe practice with VACCA

Lunch & Learn: Culturally safe practice with VACCA

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Lunch & Learn – Elder Abuse

Upcoming Lunch & Learn - Elder Abuse. Registration are open!

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Register now for the Building Bridges Forum

Register now for the Building Bridges Forum!

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Lunch & Learn: Working with Young People Using Family Violence

The Lunch & Learn are free, 1-hour sessions aiming to strengthen the practice skills and confidence of professionals to safely and effectively respond to family violence.

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Groupwork Calendar, Term 2 2024

NMR Group Work Calendar, Term 2 2024. Each school term, the Northern Integrated Family Violence Services (NIFVS) partnership produces a calendar of family violence support groups run by organisations...

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Building Bridges Forum: Save the Date!

NIFVS are planning a full-day forum to strengthen connection and collaboration between victim-survivors and people who use violence services in Melbourne’s North under the MARAM Framework and Information...

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Make it Mainstream Community of Practice

Submit your EOI for the CoP: Make it Mainstream: Building safer, inclusive services for LGBTIQA+ people experiencing family violence

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Lunch & Learn launch

Lunch & Learn are free, 1-hour sessions featuring sector experts who will speak to vital learning areas to enhance practice in the family violence context.

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MARAM training: Working with adults using family violence

NTV has released 2024 dates for MARAM trainings focused on working with adults using family violence.

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Lunch & Learn sessions

Stay tuned for details and dates of the NIFVS Lunch & Learn sessions!

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Welcome to 2024!

Welcome to the NIFVS newsletter – the first for 2024.

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A reflection on 2023

A reflection of the Principal Strategic Advisor of NIFVS on 2023

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Free MARAM Collaborative Practice Training

The MARAM Collaborative Practice training is for all professionals who respond to family violence in the northern metropolitan region. The training builds on the foundations of MARAM to explore how practitioners...

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Practice Lead Community of Practice

Safe and Equal are recommencing the Practice Lead Community of Practice for practice leaders, or anyone undertaking similar duties, who are responsible for supporting MARAM best practice.

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Northern Integrated Family Violence Services Partnership MARAM Survey

The Northern Integrated Family Violence Services partnership is undertaking survey as an assessment to determine how organisations and practitioners are aligning practice to the MARAM and Information Sharing Schemes.

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Supporting Businesses and Workplaces to Respond to Family Violence

Safe and Equal are supporting businesses and workplaces to meet their OH&S and Fair Work obligations in relation to domestic and family violence.

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Responding to Victim Survivor Experiencing Criminalisation

The NIFVS team have developed a new webpage, Criminalised Victim Survivors, with resources to assist practitioners respond to victim survivors who have been criminalised. Victim survivors who have experienced criminalisation, may encounter discrimination in the family violence service system, which can impact on their risk and access to safety and support.

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Baby Makes 3 Program Receives Further Funding

Building on the work of program lead healthAbility, the Baby Makes 3 program has received $1.2 million from the state government. Baby Makes 3 works to build equal and respectful relationships for families who are becoming parents for the first time.

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Escaping Violence Program Financial Support – Agency Fast Track Application

The Escaping Violence Program (EVP) has recently introduced an agency fast-track application process that aims to streamline and expedite the financial support clients can receive.

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NIFVS Team Welcome Katrina Dickinson

The NIFVS Team is excited to be welcoming Katrina Dickinson to the role of MARAMIS and Workforce Development Coordinator.

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Successful Turn Input into Action Forum

On 30 March 2023, organisational leaders across the northern metropolitan region progressed recommendations arising from the Victim Survivor Experience Mapping report.

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Easing of Evidence Requirements: Temporary Protection Visa

The Federal government has announced changes to ‘non-judicial’ evidence requirements for temporary visa holders, who seek assistance as victim-survivors of family and domestic violence.

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Travel Passes for Vulnerable Students Available

The Victorian Government is providing 30-day Travel Passes free of charge to eligible Victorian school students, such as those experiencing homelessness or escaping family violence.

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Download Updated NIFVS Family Violence Posters

The NIFVS multi-language Family Violence posters have been updated to reflect the change to Merri-bek City Council. These posters inform community members, victim survivors and adults using family violence about support services that are available in the northern metropolitan region. The posters contain information in English, Arabic, Assyrian, Chinese, Hindi, Punjabi and Vietnamese.

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New Bilingual Family Violence System Connectors

The new Multi-Service Coordinated Family Violence Response Project will target women and children from South Asian community in the City of Whittlesea by out posting Bilingual Family Violence System Connectors at key locations.

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Long-term Funding for Young People using Violence in the Home Response

Berry Street’s therapeutic service, Take Two has received long-term funding to continue their work providing whole-of-family services for families with young people using violence in the home in the northern metropolitan region.

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NJAC Training and Workshops

NJAC Training and Workshops

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NIFVS Resource: Postcodes in the NMR

NIFVS has produced a new resource to support practitioners: a list of postcodes and suburbs within the Northern Metropolitan Region. .stk-d9043c2 .stk-button-group{flex-direction:row !important;}@media...

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