10 Year Plan
Ending Family Violence: Victoria’s Plan for Change published in November 2016, available at vic.gov.au/familyviolence
CALD
Culturally and linguistically diverse
Caretaker period
As soon as an election is called, the government enters a ‘caretaker period’ which remains in place until the election is settled. During this time several conventions are observed, designed (amongst other things) to preserve the political neutrality of the public sector.
CIP
Central Information Point. The CIP allows representatives from Court Services Victoria, Victoria Police, Corrections and the Department of Health and Human Services to consolidate critical information about perpetrators of family violence, when requested from within The Orange Door or Berry Street and provide a single report to the frontline Family violence specialist worker.
CISS
Child Information Sharing Scheme. Enables authorised organisations and services to share information to promote the wellbeing and safety of children.
CRAF
Child Information Sharing Scheme. Enables authorised organisations and services to share information to promote the wellbeing and safety of children.
Dependencies
Dependencies are the relationships between tasks which determine the order in which activities need to be performed, where one activity relies on another being completed before it can either start, or be completed itself.
Designated mental health services
A designated mental health service is a health service that may provide compulsory assessment and treatment to people in accordance with the Mental Health Act 2014.
DET
Department of Education and Training.
Dhelk Dja agreement
Dhelk Dja – Safe Our Way: Strong Culture, Strong Peoples, Strong Families, the Aboriginal community-led agreement articulating a long-term partnership and directions to ensure that Aboriginal people, families and communities can be free from violence.
DHHS
Department of Health and Human Services
DJCS
Department of Justice and Community Safety
DPC
Department of Premier and Cabinet
DTF
Department of Treasury and Finance
FSV
Family Safety Victoria. FSV is an Administrative Office attached to DHHS with dedicated responsibility for delivering key elements of the FV reform, including The Orange Door and MARAM.
FVDCF
The Family Violence Data Collection Framework
FVISS
Family Violence Information Sharing Scheme. Enables authorised organisations and services to share information to facilitate assessment and management of family violence risk to children and adults.
The MARAM Framework will guide information sharing wherever family violence is present.
Family Violence Outcomes Framework
The Framework is published on pages 10 and 11 of the Ending Family Violence: Victoria’s Plan for Change.
FVR-IDC
Family Violence Reform Interdepartmental Committee
ISE
Information Sharing Entity. Any organisation authorised to share information for family violence protection purposes.
Koori
A regional word for Aboriginal Australians in NSW and Victoria, used mainly by DJCS to describe programs specifically for Aboriginal Victorians.
LGBTIQ
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual, intersex and queer/questioning
MARAM
Multi-agency Risk Assessment and Management. New framework and supporting resources that aims to ensure services are effectively identifying, assessing and managing family violence risk. Certain prescribed organisations are required to align their practices and policies with MARAM.
MARAM products and supporting resources
Supporting resources or products are terms used interchangeably to refer to the suite of tools and practice guides that a wide range of practitioners should utilise to assess and manage risk.
Practice guidance (MARAM)
Organisations required under law to align their internal policies and processes to MARAM
Risk assessment entities (MARAM)
A subset of ISEs that can request, collect and use information for a family violence assessment purpose, to establish and assess risk at the outset.
RAMPs
Risk Assessment and Management Panels. Convened in local service areas for the very highest risk family violence cases. The rollout of RAMPs across Victoria was recommendation 4 of the Royal Commission and is reported as ‘implemented’ on the government’s public acquittal website.
RAP
Rolling Action Plan. Family Violence Rolling Action Plan 2017-2020 published May 2017. Available at vic.gov.au/familyviolence.
RCFV
Royal Commission into Family Violence
Risk Assessment (MARAM)
The process of applying structured professional judgement to determine the level of family violence risk.
Risk factors (MARAM)
Evidence based factors that are associated with the likelihood of family violence occurring and the severity of the risk of family violence.
Risk identification (MARAM)
Recognising through observation or enquiry that family violence risk factors are present, and then taking appropriate actions to refer or manage the risk.
Risk management (MARAM)
Any action or intervention taken to reduce the level of risk posed to a victim survivor, and to hold perpetrators to account. These are appropriate to the level of risk identified in the risk assessment stage.
Screening tool
A short assessment that all professionals can use when they suspect or have identified family violence.
SFVC
Specialist Family Violence Courts
SFVCD
Specialist Family Violence Court Division
Support and Safety Hubs (the Hubs)
see The Orange Door
Sycle
The internal project reporting system introduced by DPC and used by implementation agencies to record progress on projects and individual recommendations.
The Orange Door
The Orange Door provides an integrated intake pathway to women’s and children’s family violence services, services for men who use violence and family services. The Orange Door works with the person (including children and young people) and where relevant the whole family, and any services or professionals already involved, to assess and manage risk and connect people to the services they need.
TRAM
Tools for Risk Assessment and Management. Used in The Orange Door. Aligned with MARAM.
VACSAL
Victorian Aboriginal Community Services Association Limited
VAGO
Victorian Auditor-General’s Office
VCAT
Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal
VMIA
Victorian Managed Insurance Agency
VSAC
Victim Survivors' Advisory Council
VSB-SC FVR
The Victorian Secretaries’ Board Sub-Committee on Family Violence Reform
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