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Who to call if you need help

Local support services if you need help with family violence or related concerns.

A therapeutic recovery and healing program for people in the Loddon Campaspe area who have experienced family violence.

Safe, Thriving and Connected

A therapeutic recovery and healing program for people in the Loddon Campaspe area who have experienced family violence.

We work with women, children, young people, older people and LGBTQIA+ people who are experiencing family violence.

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We work with women, children, young people, older people and LGBTQIA+ people who are experiencing family violence.

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The big picture of family violence

2 in 5

women have experienced violence since the age of 15.

30%

of family violence incidents attended by police have children present.

1 in 4

men aged 18 to 45 say they have used physical and/or sexual violence against an intimate partner.

Our latest news

Family violence and disability

The Birth of Diversity Dialogues – How Silence Sparked a Series

CNV’s Family Violence and Disability Practice Lead, Talitha Travers, reflects on the intersection of disability and family violence and how she developed the 12-part webinar series, Diversity Dialogues: Unpacking Family Violence & Disability.

Increase in family violence risk

Lethality risks for family violence victims rise more than 50% across Central Victoria

Over the past 12 months, the proportion of victim survivors with 10 or more lethality risks rose from 27% to 42%: a more than 50% increase.

Red and green flags

Listen Up: Understanding young people’s experiences of family and gender-based violence

We invited 15-18 years to consider what they regard as ‘green flag’ or ‘red flag’ behaviour in relationships.