DHS website regarding family violence, now available in 14 community languages.
The fact sheets were developed in consultation with inTouch Multicultural Centre Against Family Violence, and aim to provide some basic information for women and children from a range of Cultrally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds in regard to family violence, their rights and how the service system can help them. The fact sheets can be printed by services as needed.
Beyond 18: The Longitudinal Study on Leaving Care is a long-term research project about the lives of young people in out-of-home care and their experiences of leaving care in Victoria. It is the first of its kind to be conducted in Victoria.
The purpose of the study is to inform government policy in supporting more effective transitions for young people from out-of-home care. In particular, it will aim to improve young people’s move towards interdependent relationships and eventual independence by:
Providing insights into the critical success factors associated with transition from out-of-home care
Proposing ways of enhancing out-of-home care
Proposing improvements in the transition from care
Proposing improvements post transition from care