Housing and homelessness
Resources for professionals responding to family violence in the context of housing & homelessness.
Information for Family Violence Workers
For more information and resources and about housing and homelessness, visit the Office of Housing and Council to Homeless Persons websites. Visit the Find services section for information about housing and homelessness services in the north.
Information for Housing and Homelessness Workers
For more information and resources about working with clients who’ve experienced family violence, visit the 1800RESPECT website. Visit the Find services section for information about family violence services in the north.
Practice Resources
Family Violence Protection Kit (2021)
Kit for support workers and advocates to assist people in rental housing who are affected by family violence. (Tenants Victoria)
Children Accessing Specialist Homelessness Services (2022)
An induction for new practitioners (Statewide Children’s Resource Program)
Homelessness and Domestic and Family Violence (2022)
Factsheet about family violence being the leading cause of homelessness in Victoria (Council to Homeless Persons)
Specialist Homelessness Services: Clients who have experienced family violence (2021-22)
Annual report data of specialist homelessness services. (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare)
Other Resources
A Crisis in Crisis – The appalling state of emergency accommodation in Melbourne’s north and west
Report prepared in response to consumer feedback that highlights the crisis in crisis accommodation in Melbourne’s north and west.
Nowhere to Go
Equity Economics report detailing the benefits of providing long-term social housing to women that have experienced family violence. (Everybody’s Home)
Fund the Family Violence System Factsheet
Family violence is the number one cause of women’s homelessness in Victoria. NIFVS research highlights the need for immediate as well as long-term housing and support for women and children experiencing violence. This factsheet summaries that research.
