Award of Specialist Domestic and Family Violence Worker Services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service Brisbane

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DCSSDS awarded a contract to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service Brisbane Limited for the Specialist Domestic and Family Violence Worker (SDFVW) initiative, part of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Family Wellbeing Service (FWS).

The initiative provides culturally appropriate, holistic, wrap-around, trauma-informed and responsive services to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families affected by domestic and family violence.

The service includes coaching and practice reflections with FWS staff, specialist advice, risk assessments, safety planning, client home visits, joint work with FWS workers, assessment of client needs, and development of referral pathways to specialist domestic and family violence, sexual violence and women’s support services.

The contract value is $293,004, procured via a limited method under the Social Services category.