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The Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) received $13 million to deliver Safe and Strong Families, an early intervention family support program supporting both victim survivors and their children, as victims, who are experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, family violence.
Safe and Strong Families is delivered under the Targeted Earlier Invention (TEI) program and provides crucial early support for women and children experiencing or at risk of experiencing family violence.
Through Safe and Strong Families these women and children receive family capacity building including services such as advocacy, case coordination, counselling and referrals to build safety and address need. Service providers work with victim-survivors and their children for as long as required to achieve positive outcomes.
Safe and Strong Families service delivery has a strong focus on Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) to ensure culturally safe and trauma informed support is available.
The Safe and Strong Families Guide (PDF, 162.0 KB) provides service providers with useful information on delivering the Safe and Strong Families initiative, including service delivery expectations, reporting requirements, and evaluation participation.
It is designed to support consistent and culturally safe implementation of Safe and Strong Families services, and should be read alongside the Community and Family Support (CAFS) Program Data Collection and Reporting Guide.
Safe and Strong Families will be delivered in approximately 32 sites in priority locations across NSW. Locations were selected using domestic violence crime and child protection data, to identify areas of the highest need.
| LGAs (sites) | DCJ district | Service provider |
|---|---|---|
Albury |
Murrumbidgee |
Woomera Aboriginal Corporation Albury |
Blacktown |
Western Sydney |
Mission Australia |
Bourke |
Western NSW |
Regional Enterprise Development Institute Limited |
Broken Hill |
Far West |
Mirrimpilyi Muurpa-nara Aboriginal Corporation |
Campbelltown |
South West Sydney |
Tharawal Aboriginal Corporation |
Canterbury-Bankstown |
South West Sydney and Sydney District |
Mudgin-Gal Aboriginal Corporation |
Central Coast |
Central Coast |
Gudjagang Ngara Li-Dhi Aboriginal Corporation |
Clarence Valley |
Northern NSW |
Gurehlgam Corporation |
Cumberland |
Western Sydney |
Anglicare Sydney |
Dubbo |
Western NSW |
Wellington Aboriginal Corporation Health Services |
Eurobodalla |
Southern NSW |
Katungul Aboriginal Corporation Regional Health and Community Services |
Kempsey |
Mid North Coast |
Dhina Durriti Aboriginal Corporation |
Lake Macquarie |
Hunter |
Muloobinba Aboriginal Corporation |
Liverpool |
South West Sydney |
KARI Ltd |
Liverpool Plains |
New England |
Winanga-Li Aboriginal Child & Family Centre |
Maitland / Cessnock |
Hunter |
Mindaribba Local Aboriginal Land Council |
Maitland/Cessnock |
Hunter Central Coast |
Bungree Aboriginal Association |
Mid-Coast |
Mid North Coast |
Biripi Aboriginal Corporation Medical Centre |
Mid-Coast |
Mid North Coast |
Tobwabba Aboriginal Medical Service |
Moree |
New England |
The Benevolent Society |
Parkes |
Western NSW |
Mission Australia |
Penrith |
Nepean Blue Mountains |
Sydney Region Aboriginal Corporation |
Port Stephens |
Hunter |
Warlga Ngurra Womens and Childrens Refuge Inc |
Shoalhaven |
Illawarra-Shoalhaven |
South Coast Women’s Health and Welfare Aboriginal Corporation (Waminda) |
Sydney |
Sydney |
Mudgin-gal Aboriginal Corporation |
Tamworth |
New England |
The Benevolent Society |
Wagga Wagga |
Murrumbidgee |
Riverina Medical and Dental Aboriginal Corporation |
Walgett |
Western NSW |
Regional Enterprise Development Institute Limited |
Wollongong |
Illawarra Shoalhaven |
Illawarra Aboriginal Medical Service Aboriginal Corporation |
The remaining 3 sites are undergoing procurement, and will be finalised in late 2025.
DCJ has commissioned Curijo Pty Ltd, a 100% Aboriginal owned organisation, to conduct an independent process evaluation. The evaluation will assess whether Safe and Strong Families has been implemented as intended and will identify barriers to implementation and opportunities to improve design and delivery.
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