With communities shaken from a number of family and domestic violence tragedies, Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre has rallied landmarks across Victoria to illuminate in purple this National Domestic Violence Remembrance Day. Against this backdrop, at 6pm a Candlelight Vigil will provide a space for people to come together to remember and honour thoseContinue reading Victoria lights up in purple as loved ones gather to remember lives taken by domestic and family violence
All they want for Christmas is to feel safe.
Trigger warning: this story talks about family violence. An estimated 1.6 million women in Australia of age 15 years and over have experienced violence by a partner. Jess* is a strong, independent woman who never imagined domestic violence could happen to her. When it did, she faced an awful dilemma: should she stay and raiseContinue reading All they want for Christmas is to feel safe.
Safe Steps CEO receives Prestigious Churchill Fellowship
Safe Steps CEO, Dr Chelsea Tobin has been awarded one of the prestigious Churchill Fellowships for research to investigate family violence crisis response for children as victim survivors in their own right. “The effects on children of witnessing or experiencing domestic violence can be life-long, whether they are direct or indirect victims. “State and federalContinue reading Safe Steps CEO receives Prestigious Churchill Fellowship
A sanctuary for people escaping family violence
21 September 2023 Today was the official opening of a new refuge trial site for people seeking protection andsafety from family and domestic violence. The low-key, invitation-only event at an undisclosed location was officially opened by Ministerfor Prevention of Family Violence, The Hon. Ros Spence. Safe Steps CEO, Dr Chelsea Tobin said, “Sanctuary is aContinue reading A sanctuary for people escaping family violence
WRITE YOUR WILL FOR FREE WITH SAFEWILL
Making a Will is one of the most important things you can do for you and your loved ones. To celebrate Include a Charity Week (4th – 10th September 2023), Safe Steps have teamed up with leading online Will writing service Safewill to give our Australian supporters the opportunity to write their own Will, for free. Safewill isContinue reading WRITE YOUR WILL FOR FREE WITH SAFEWILL
Those critical first 24 hours of escaping family violence
CEO of Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre, Dr Chelsea Tobin today spoke to colleagues from the family and domestic violence sector, at the No To Violence Conference. Dr Tobin told the packed room about the experience of her organisation, who last year took over 68,000 calls from women fleeing family and domestic violence, andContinue reading Those critical first 24 hours of escaping family violence