Domestic Violence Perpetrator Interventions - Whitsunday

The Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women (the department) provides funding to non-government organisations to provide timely and quality risk and needs assessment, information, counselling and support to people experiencing or using domestic and family violence. This investment also aims to achieve safer communities through prevention and early intervention and service system capacity building.

The department seeks contemporary, consistent and sustainable approaches for service delivery that delivers on a strong commitment to eliminating domestic and family violence in our community. In line with this approach, investment under the Domestic and Family Violence Funding Area contributes to the following outcomes:
• increased safety from domestic and family violence and improved wellbeing;
• increased perpetrator responsibility for abusive behaviour; and
• increased public awareness about domestic and family violence including available support services.

This Request for Quote has been issued with the objective of supporting victim safety through working with perpetrators of domestic and family violence in Whitsunday to change their abusive behaviour.

Up to $123,395 per annum (excl. GST) is available for a new service in Whitsunday to work with perpetrators of domestic and family violence. Establishment costs up to a maximum of 5% of the per annum budget will also be considered.