Flexible Support Packages (FSPs) that target high risk and promote safety were introduced by Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to recognise family violence (FV) and the impacts on the health and wellbeing of women and children.
The purposes of FSPs are for a rapid response to provide personalised, targeted assistance and to assist women and children living with violence in a crisis or post-crisis situation to achieve:
Practitioners can now make applications via an online portal. If you are in Melbournes Inner and Outer East, please contact FVREE (formerly EDVOS) for instructions on how to register. FSP@fvree.org.au or (03) 9259 4200
If you need further information regarding FSP please visit https://www.vic.gov.au/applying-flexible-support-packages