As a frontline worker, you are in a unique position to help the 1 in 4 women in Australia who have experienced physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner.
You could even be the first person to recognise that a woman may be in need of support. By responding the right way, you can play an important role in increasing her safety.
In partnership with experts, 1800RESPECT has created the Frontline Workers Toolkit. It's full of good practice information and resources, videos, webinars and apps to help you connect women to specialist services and offer knowledge-based support.
This innovative digital toolkit can be easily tailored to you or your individual learning and development needs and will be regularly updated by 1800RESPECT as new resources are released.
Are you ready to stand together and take action? Access your toolkit, share your knowledge with staff and colleagues and help educate frontline workers around the country. Your knowledge could be the difference.
If you'd like to show your support and take a stand with us, a range of materials to share on your own channels is available here.
What are the peak bodies saying. We hear from CHP, CHFV and VCOSS
Council to Homeless Persons (CHP)
The Council to Homeless persons has congratulated the Victorian Government on the significant investments in housing, homelessness and family violence announced in this year's State Budget. While many of the commitments outlined in the Budget had been announced previously, they are worth recognising a second time; in particular, the Government’s major housing centrepiece Homes for Victorians, which includes $1 billion commitment to a Social Housing Growth fund. The other big news in this year's budget was the $1.9 billion investment in family violence services. Given the insidious relationship between homelessness and family violence, this commitment is highly commended.