Your Safety
Our Priority

Family violence is a complex social issue that requires coordinated efforts across the community to address.

To really effect long lasting change we need to stop operating as silos of support, particularly when survivors are commonly dealing with trauma, overwhelm, and confusion about where to access critical resources and support when time is of the essence.

We are dedicated to collaboration, and building strong partnerships so we can work together to genuinely effect change to drastically reduce the incidence of domestic and family violence and continue to support survivors better.

Together we are:

Our guides are written for survivors, their support networks, service providers, and Australian workplaces, this practical, comprehensive domestic and family violence guide helps survivors emotionally, psychologically, legally and financially to understand their options and enhance their safety.

Most people leaving an abusive relationship feel overwhelmed about how to ensure they remain safe but particularly confused about the documents, evidence, processes, protection orders and legal processes.

This is then often even more significant when they need to make arrangement for separation, communicate and negotiate with the perpetrator about parenting and financial matters and then potentially co-parent together.

We are passionate about assisting domestic and family violence survivors to obtain the protection they deserve and then walk with them every step of the way to navigate their separation and any relevant legal matters relating to parenting and financials.

Our team can help you:

Our in person and online tailored training and compliance programs are helping businesses, boards, employers, leaders, community groups and service providers understand how they can best support those at risk of domestic and family violence, improve their internal cultures and ensure they are legally compliant, especially as it relates to Domestic and Family Violence Leave entitlements, Privacy, Workplace Health & Safety, Fair Work Act, Respect and Anti-discrimination legislation.

With the ever-increasing reliance on technology as an abuse tactic, we have partnered with highly credible, and safety checked organisations to confidentially assist with:

• Inspection and detection of monitoring devices on your technological devices, property and vehicles
• Preparation of Reports to record findings to help with your legal evidence
• Providing you with the advice and personalised strategies you need to stop the monitoring attempts.

Further information coming VERY SOON. Please email us at info@separationsupportnetwork.com if you require any future info in the meantime.

The Leaving Violence Program started in Australia on 1 July 2025. It supports eligible victim-survivors leaving violent intimate partner relationships.

You can no longer apply for the Escaping Violence Payment (EVP) because the trial ended on July 1, 2025, and has been replaced by this new Leaving Violence Program.  

To apply for the new program, which provides financial assistance and support, visit the program’s website or call the phone line at 1800 2 LEAVE (1800 253 283).

The Leaving Violence Program is not a crisis support service.

The program is delivered in 2 ways:

• a national program delivered by a national provider
• regional trials in 4 regions across Australia, delivered by First Nations-led organisations.

Eligible victim-survivors can get up to $5,000 in financial support, including up to $1,500 in cash and the remaining funds in goods and services. Other supports include safety planning, risk assessment and referrals to other services for up to 12 weeks.

To be eligible for support through the Leaving Violence Program, a person must:

• be a victim-survivor of intimate partner violence
• have left or have a plan to leave an intimate partner violence relationship
• be aged 18 years or older
• be residing in Australia as an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or temporary visa holder
• be experiencing financial stress
  not have received the payment in the past 12 months through the Escaping Violence Payment (EVP) trial, Temporary Visa Holders Experiencing Violence Pilot (TVP), the national program or the regional trials 

and have either:

• changed living arrangements in the past 12 weeks as a result of the intimate partner violence (including if the person using violence has left the home)

or

• plan to change living arrangements, including when the change will occur.

Support is available to victim-survivors of any gender, sexuality or visa status.

1. Visit the Website: Go to the program’s official website to apply.
2. Call the Phone Line: You can also call the support line at 1800 2 LEAVE (1800 253 283) to apply.

• You will still receive support and do not need to apply to the new Leaving Violence Program.
• To contact the EVP team regarding your application, call 1800 EVP EVP (1800 387 387).

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