Our Vision
“The Safer Families Centre wants a future where health services support any member of a family affected by domestic violence and abuse.”
The Centre works in partnership with and reflects the voices and realities of those with lived experience of domestic violence to:
Promote early engagement of families
Build innovative, sustainable programs and tools for identification, response, safety and healing
Undertake collaborative research to transform health policy and practice responses to domestic violence
Strategic Goals
1. CREATE knowledge about the dynamics of domestic violence and resilience, and how the health sector can best respond.
2. COLLABORATE and knowledge exchange to assist health services to identify the various types of domestic violence and abuse early and tailor effective responses.
3. SUPPORT the research workforce by providing opportunities to advance training, knowledge exchange and leadership.
4. LEAD sustainable change in early engagement and first line responses to domestic violence and abuse.