The Eastern Metropolitan Regional Family Violence Partnership (EMR RFVP) identified, commissioned and funded the development of a trauma informed practice guide for understanding and responding to children and young people affected by family violence.
The Guide is the culmination of more than six years of work led by the EMR RFVP to focus on the impacts of family violence on children. Partnership member, the Australian Childhood Foundation was commissioned to produce the guide. The guide and training is designed for any frontline worker who comes into contact with children experiencing family violence.
Please click here for the guide.
A message from Eastern Community Legal Centre (ECLC)
ECLC has been operating its Tenancy Advice and Advocacy Program since 2012, mainly funded by Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV).
Recently, CAV made significant changes to this program and will no longer be funding ECLC for this work and has allocated funding to another agency. ECLC is therefore regrettably closing its tenancy program from July 1, 2017. The exception is for Deakin University students who will continue to receive tenancy assistance through the Sort It partnership.
From July 1, all other private tenancy-related matters should be referred to:
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