Towards a pilot data collection on specialist crisis family and domestic violence services

Acknowledgments

This report was developed by the AIHW as part of a broader project, funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services (DSS), to develop a prototype (pilot) data collection on government-funded specialist crisis family and domestic violence (FDV) services provided to victim-survivors.

We are grateful to the National Evidence Technical Working Group for their expertise, and the many peak bodies, advocacy organisations, and individuals with lived experience who contributed to this work. Special thanks to Domestic Violence Crisis Service (DVCS) (ACT), Domestic Violence NSW (DVNSW) (NSW), Safe and Equal (Vic), Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS) (NT), Embolden (SA), Ending Violence Against Women Queensland Inc (EVAWQ), Central Queensland Combined Women's Refuge Network, Combined Women's Refuge Group SE QLD, North Queensland Women's Services Network, and Queensland Domestic Violence Services Network (QDVSN) (Qld). We also acknowledge the national contributions from Full Stop Australia, The Women's Services Network (WESNET), National Women’s Safety Alliance, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Alliance (NATSIWA), National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO), Harmony Alliance, Women With Disabilities Australia, and ACON.