The Albanese and Allan Labor Governments are investing an extra $180 million to support women and children experiencing family, domestic and sexual violence in Victoria.
This vital funding boost, funded equally by both Governments, will help organisations deliver critical frontline family, domestic, and sexual violence services to meet local needs.
For too long, children and young people experiencing family violence that do not have a parent to support them have struggled to access the services specifically designed to help them.
That’s why funding has been allocated to provide specialist support to young people, including:
- Amplify program – delivered by Melbourne City Mission, supporting young people aged 15-19 through trauma-informed case management, safety planning, peer support, and access to legal, financial and education-related assistance.
- Aspire program – delivered by Meli, helping young people aged 12-25 living in regional Victoria, including risk assessment and safety planning, help to remain engaged with education, and assistance accessing legal, financial and housing supports.
Alongside youth-focused services, system-wide initiatives across frontline support services and early-intervention initiatives will be delivered, including:
- A major boost to crisis responses and safer accommodation options, reducing reliance on motels and expanding safer, trauma informed crisis accommodation.
- A joint commitment to Aboriginal community led action through the Dhelk Dja Partnership Forum, with dedicated funding enabling the Dhelk Dja Koori Caucus to set priorities consistent with the Dhelk Dja 10-Year Agreement and Closing the Gap.
This funding boost is thanks to the renewed Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence Responses 2025-30 Federation Funding Agreement that commenced on 1 July.
Across all jurisdictions, the new funding is delivering more than $700 million in new, matched investments from the Commonwealth and states and territory governments.