What we do

The Queer Family Violence Sector Network (QFVSN) is a collaborative peer support network of people from the LGBTQ family violence and related sectors who come together to share knowledge and resources on improving access and service provision for LGBTQ people experiencing or using family violence.

QFVSN offers its members access to:

  • a regular newsletter,
  • forums and workshops for the sector,
  • quarterly meetings,
  • networking opportunities and
  • a wealth of LGBTIQ family violence resources.

QFVSN does not provide direct family violence services.

For local family violence services that support LGBTQ people, click here

Who can join?

Membership to QFVSN is open to people who;

  • work directly with LGBTQ people who are experiencing/using family violence
  • support staff who work directly with LGBTQ people experiencing/using family violence
  • work on policy and continuous improvement within my organisation which works with LGBTQ people
  • work in family violence prevention
  • work in a role that is a specific project role related to LGBTQ family violence

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Resources

The following resources are intended only as a reference. If you’d like to understand how they are put into practice please get in touch with us below.

Rainbow Health Australia - Pride in Prevention Messaging Guide

Rainbow Health Australia - Pride in Prevention Evidence Guide

ARCSHS - Private Lives 3

VEOHRC - Guidelines for Family Violence Services in LGBTIQ & the Law

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ACON - Sorting it Out: GBTIQ Men's Attitudes and Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Assault

8.7 MB

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Family Safety Victoria - Everybody Matters: Inclusion and Equity Statement

2.13 MB

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Family Safety Victoria - Mapping the Journeys of LGBTIQ people experiencing Family Violence

1.74 MB

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Power and Control Wheel for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Relationships

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Local Family Violence Services

Rainbow Door (Switchboard Victoria)

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Connecting all LGBTIQA+ people to the services we need (including family violence support). Rainbow Door is a free service that you can call, email or text.

Say It Out Loud

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Say It Out Loud provides information and guidance relating to sexual, family and intimate partner violence, as well as a service directory for LGBTQ-friendly family violence support options in Australia.

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If you are unsafe now, please call Triple Zero (000)

Contacts

If you’d like more information on the Queer Family Violence Sector Network please email us at queerfvnetwork@latrobe.edu.au