Tender: Pilot Program for 10–17-Year-Olds Using or Experiencing Domestic and Family Violence — Blacktown, Orange or Newcastle

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DCJ is seeking a service provider in Blacktown, Orange or Newcastle to deliver a three‑year pilot program for 10–17-year-olds experiencing, using, or at risk of using domestic and family violence (DFV) and their families. The provider will deliver case management, mentoring and targeted support to address DFV behaviours, and will work with family members to improve family functioning and caregiver capacity so as to interrupt pathways to future violence, justice involvement and intergenerational DFV while promoting young people’s safety, wellbeing and positive development in a safe environment. The pilot will be delivered from a single local site, will use the local Youth Action Meeting as a key referral point, and the detailed program design will be developed by the provider in collaboration with DCJ during a rapid design phase; it responds to a service gap for young people who may be too young for traditional behaviour change programs and who live in complex family environments requiring both individual and family-focused support.