safe steps Family Violence Response Centre is the Victorian state-wide not-for-profit service for women and children experiencing violence and abuse from a partner or ex-partner, another family member or someone close to them.
We provide a comprehensive range of support services to enable women and children to become ? and stay ? free from violence.
safe steps fields over 91,000 calls per year, where specialist family violence staff complete comprehensive risk assessments, arrange crisis accommodation, develop safety plans, provide information, refer women to outreach services and other accommodation options, while working closely with Victoria Police to ensure women and children are safe.
safe steps responds to women and children at risk by:
? providing a specialist family violence response 24/7 including public holidays and weekends when other services are closed
? providing comprehensive risk assessment carried out by skilled, specialist practitioners
? assisting women to develop a safety plan
? referring and linking women and children to support options in their community, including specialist family violence services and generalist supports
? providing safe emergency accommodation
? supporting women into refuge or other accommodation options.
safe steps promotes the voice of women and children who are affected by family violence to educate the public on issues of gender-based violence, influence Government policy, inform legislation, and promote social change.
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