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Northern Integrated Family
Violence Services Partnership
For professionals supporting the
safety of victim survivors in Melbourne's
northern metropolitan region

Family Violence Sector News

STEP Program to Assist Victim Survivors Find Work

WIRE has introduced a program to support victim survivors searching for employment after experiencing family violence, through the Sustainable and Transformative Employment Pathways (STEP) Program. It...

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Vic Pol Dealing with Perpetrators within its Ranks

In an Australian first, Victoria Police has launched a policy for dealing with perpetrators of family violence within its ranks. The policy aims to clarify the roles, responsibilities and procedures...

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Escaping Family Violence Payment

The Federal Government has introduced a ‘new payment to help women escape violent relationships’. Victorian victim-survivors can now apply for the Escaping Violence Payment (EVP) through UnitingCare Vic...

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New Family Violence Flexible Support Packages Portal

Family Safety Victoria has developed an online portal to streamline the application, assessment, approval and acquittal of Family Violence Flexible Support Packages (FVFSPs).

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MARAM Perpetrator Supporting Resources Released

Following on from the launch of MARAM Guidance for Professionals Working with Adults using Family Violence, Family Safety Victoria has released the following additional supporting resources:  Readiness...

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Family Court of Australia and the Federal Circuit Court of Australia Merge

As a result of the Inquiry into the Family Court, the Federal Government passed legislation in February 2021 that has now brought together the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Circuit Court...

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