Monitoring Victoria’s family violence reforms: Aboriginal-led prevention and early intervention

• Monitoring context

  The role of the Family Violence Reform Implementation Monitor, our monitoring approach for 2021–2022, and stakeholders consulted for this topic

• Monitor’s foreword

  The Family Violence Reform Implementation Monitor, Jan Shuard PSM, introduces the topic

• Introduction

  This report examines progress in enabling Victoria's Aboriginal communities to drive self-determined (Aboriginal-led) activities to prevent family violence in and against their communities.

• Key findings and suggested actions

  Key findings and suggested actions to support Aboriginal-led prevention and early intervention

• What did the Royal Commission say and what has changed since?

  Since the Royal Commission the Victorian Government has invested in supporting a wide array of community-led prevention and early intervention initiatives for Aboriginal communities. 

• Prevention and early intervention initiatives

  There is a wide range of effective prevention and early intervention initiatives being led by Victorian Aboriginal communities

• Frameworks and evaluations

  There is a need for a more sustained approach to support Aboriginal organisations to apply frameworks and evaluate the outcomes of initiatives

• Funding

  A continued reliance on short-term, grant-based funding is undermining prevention and early intervention efforts

• Aboriginal prevention workforce

  More culturally adapted capacity-building opportunities are needed to support the Aboriginal prevention workforce

• Government accountability

  Government accountability for the delivery of initiatives to support Dhelk Dja priorities could be strengthened.

• Glossary

  Glossary of relevant terms and abbreviations

• Acknowledgement of Traditional Owners

  Acknowledgement of Traditional Owners

• Recognition of victims and survivors of family violence

  Recognition of victims and survivors of family violence

• Family violence services and support

  Support if you have experienced violence or sexual assault and require immediate or ongoing assistance

Updated 21 December 2022