Award of Specialist Domestic and Family Violence Worker Services to Townsville Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation for Health Services

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DCSSDS awarded a contract to Townsville Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation for Health Services for the provision of a Specialist Domestic and Family Violence Worker (SDFVW) as part of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Family Wellbeing Service (FWS).

The SDFVW provides culturally appropriate holistic wrap-around trauma-informed services to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families affected by domestic and family violence, including specialist advice to FWS staff, risk assessments, safety planning, client home visits, joint case work, referral pathway development, and participation in local network meetings, Integrated Service Response, High Risk Teams, and Local Level Alliances.

The service must enter data on the Advice, Referral and Case Management system (ARC).

The contract value is AUD 216,188 and was procured via a limited process under the Social Services category.