Our goal is to raise awareness among decision-makers and advocate for better support for family violence victims and users of violence in Gippsland, and highlight the challenges of providing these services in our region.
We’re advocating for consistent, adequate funding to improve:
We are calling on decision makers to take urgent action to improve family violence support services in Gippsland. Too many individuals and families are facing harm without access to the services, resources, and safe spaces they need. By signing this open letter, you’re helping us send a strong message: Gippsland deserves better support systems to prevent violence, protect survivors, and build a safer community for all.
Everything you need in one document – all of the resources, campaign background, how to participate in the campaign, plus additional info about the family violence crisis in Gippsland.
A suite of social media tiles for your to share across your platforms over the month of May. See the Campaign Toolkit for the recommended post schedule plus more info to help you write captions.
Three reels to share across your social media platforms detailing why we are advocating for better support in Gippsland, the link between the housing crisis and family violence, and how therapeutic services play an important role in prevention and support.
A brief introduction to the campaign, why we are advocating to decision makers and what we are advocating for, featuring practitioners across the Gippsland family violence sector.
We recommend posting this reel on 1 May 2025.
Therapeutic Support – what it means and why we need it.
We recommend posting this reel on 10 May 2025.
Practitioners across Gippsland answer how the housing crisis impacts people living with and using family violence.
Help spread the message at your next event or on social media by taking photos with the campaign frame.
All photos shared via social media or submitted to GFVA will be included in the online campaign gallery to showcase the joint efforts of community groups and organisations across Gippsland to advocate for better violence support.
When sending your photos, don’t forget to include:
To ensure we can effectively measure the impact of this campaign, a survey has been created to cover:
Evaluation should be completed once the campaign has ended on May 30, and submitted before 30 June 2025.
GFVA would like to thank the following organisations for their support with this year’s Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month campaign.
