Action description:
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander place-based trial of the Escaping Violence Payment (the place-based trial) commenced on 27 February 2023 in the Cairns region. It is being delivered by the Remote Area Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Care Advisory Association, an Indigenous-led organisation in the Cairns region. The place-based trial aligns with the national EVP trial, and aims to provide specialised and culturally-appropriate support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander victim-survivors of intimate partner violence to establish a home free from violence. The trial which has been extended from 30 June 2024 to 30 June 2026.
Outcome:
Outcome 13
Status:
Existing
Is this Indigenous specific?:
Yes
Indicators:
Proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women self reporting physical violence experience by relationship to perpetrator, Rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community awareness of what constitutes family violence (physical and non physical violence including sexual/ emotional/ psychological/ economic abuse/ violence), Proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women reporting family violence is common in their communities.
Responsible Ministers:
Minister for Social Services
Resourcing:
$7.0 million
Delivery timeframe:
Completion by June-2026
Agency:
Department of Social Services