Safer Families Toolkit

 
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The Safer Families Toolkit is a set of tools designed to use in clinical practice to help identify and respond to those experiencing domestic and family violence. As a GP or other health practitioner, you are uniquely positioned to start a conversation about family violence. With the right tools and supports, you can help empower women to break the silence and seek safety.

 

Addressing domestic and family violence as a health professional

Knowing when and how to start the conversation can be challenging. Use the 5-As framework of victim-survivor voices to guide health practitioner conversations about family violence.

Before you explore the toolkit, take a look at the REAL Model to better understand how to RELATE and ENGAGE with survivors before you ACT and LEARN. 

Understanding coercive control tactics

 
 
 
 

Identifying DFV and asking about safety

 
 
 
 

First line response

 
 
 
 

Ongoing responses

 
 

Tools can be downloaded as PDFs. Permission is not required to use these within your clinical practice. Permission however is required to copy or reproduce these tools for training, publishing or other purposes.