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In 2023, following a series of shocking and horrific murders of women by their partners, the Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing called for an urgent response to address the emergency and convened crisis talks between those with lived experience of family and domestic violence, Aboriginal leaders, family and domestic violence support services and the WA Government.

As a result of those talks, in early 2024 the WA Government in turn convened a Family and Domestic Violence Taskforce to consider and provide advice about reforms, identify actions and strengthen responses to family and domestic violence in Western Australia.

Informed by extensive engagement with all parties, that taskforce created the Family and Domestic Violence System Reform Plan, aimed at providing consistent, quality, safe and effective responses to family and domestic violence that safeguard victim-survivors and hold perpetrators to account.

In January 2026, the WA Government announced over $6 million in funding for WorkforceFDV. This new entity, led by the Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing in collaboration with Stopping Family Violence, Council of Aboriginal Services WA, Aboriginal Health Council of WA, Community Skills WA, Care+Justice Group and Curtin School of Allied Health, is tasked with implementing the Family and Domestic Violence System Reform Plan.

A key component of the reform plan is ensuring that everyone in Western Australia’s family and domestic violence-facing workforce:

• Is clear about their roles and responsibilities.
• Has the knowledge and skills to provide safety-focused, family violence informed, and culturally appropriate responses to victim-survivors of family and domestic violence and people using violence.

WorkforceFDV is being led by the Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing, the peak body for services responding to family and domestic violence in Western Australia.

WorkforceFDV is Western Australia’s dedicated Family and Domestic Violence Workforce Entity. Our goal is to support and develop a workforce with the skills and knowledge to deliver safety-focused, informed and culturally appropriate responses to child and adult victim-survivors, and users of violence.

We work with the family and domestic violence workforces at an individual, organisation and system level to support their capability to respond to and reduce family and domestic violence in WA.

WorkforceFDV is a partnership led by the Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing in collaboration with Stopping Family Violence, Council of Aboriginal Services WA, Aboriginal Health Council of WA, Community Skills WA, Care+Justice Group and Curtin School of Allied Health.

Use the audience, resource type, focus area and topic filters in the library to narrow results to what matters for your work.

The library is for anyone whose work brings them into contact with family and domestic violence, from specialist practitioners to the broader workforce and students.

Many sessions are free. Where a cost applies, it is shown on the event listing before you book.

Each event links to a booking registration platform, such as Humanitix, where you can register and manage your booking. Some sessions have limited places, so it’s recommended you book early.

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If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call 000. For confidential support, contact 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 at any time.

WorkforceFDV does not provide crisis support and is not a support service.

The Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing provides a Support and Services Directory with information on the community-based specialist services throughout Western Australia. Search the directory for family and domestic violence services, sexual assault support services, legal assistance services, women’s community based health services, and men’s programs and supports.

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