Welcome to the website of the National Family Violence Prevention Legal Services.The National Family Violence Prevention Legal Services Forum was formally established in May 2012. It is comprised of thirteen member organisations across Australia who are service providers under the Family Violence Prevention Legal Services (FVPLSs) Program. FVPLSs provide specialist, culturally safe legal services and supports to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander victim/survivors of family violence across Australia.
6 December 2019 - Media ReleaseFunding cuts silence Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women Follow #SaveFVPLS on Twitter and Facebook. Stay tuned for more info on our #SaveFVPLS campaign.
Supporters: Statement by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar AO Funding cut to ATSI peak body must be immediately reversed by Jesuit Social Services Speak up against the defunding of First Nations' survivor peak body by Fair agenda Statement by Julie Kun, CEO, WIRE
In the media: 10/12/19 - IndigenousX: Save NFVPLS 8/12/19 - SBS: Scott Morrison keeps quiet on Indigenous domestic violence survivor funding 6/12/19 - ABC News: Federal Government axes funding to peak body representing Indigenous survivors of domestic violence 6/12/19 - ABC AM: Morrisson Government defunds Indigenous domestice violence body 6/12/19 -Bendigo Advertiser: PM quiet on indigenous DV survivor funding 6/12/19 - NITV: Chair of Indigenous family violence peak body says funding cuts opposite of recommendations in recent report 6/12/19 - Women's Agenda: Morrison government slashes critical funding to only peak body for Indigenous DV victims 6/12/19 - Mirage News: Funding cuts silence Aboriginal women
Ochre Ribbon Week: 12th-19th FebruaryOchre Ribbon Week occurs annually between 12th - 19th February. The Ochre Ribbon Campaign is an initiative supported by the National Family Violence Prevention Legal Services Forum and its member organisations across Australia. The Ochre Ribbon Campaign raises awareness of the devastating impacts of family violence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and calls for action to end the violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people – especially our women and children. To read more about the history of Ochre Ribbon, click here.
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