The government has made a commitment to deliver a funding package on women’s safety and freedom. Action on sexual violence is well overdue and this funding package could make a real difference. SASVic are calling on the government to:
SASVic’s recommendations for the government’s 2024 women’s safety funding package Read More »
The peak body for specialist sexual assault and harmful sexual behaviour services, SASVic, is disappointed that today’s budget does not deliver the urgent change needed on sexual violence. We asked the government for an initial investment of $9 million to deliver: Ask: A long promised transformationalsexual violence strategy. Budget result: No funding for theoverdue strategy. Ask:
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The peak body for specialist sexual assault services in Victoria, SASVic, is raising the alarm on the unacceptable level of sexual violence in the community and calling on the state government to fund a long overdue sexual violence strategy in next month’s budget 9,537 sexual offences were reported in 2023 – that’s 26 sexual offences a
The Victims of Crime Commissioner report, Silenced and sidelined: Systemic inquiry into victim participation in the justice system was released, 18 March 2024. SASVic, the peak body for Victoria’s 18 sexual assault and harmful sexual behaviour services, welcomes the report but is unsurprised by its findings. Specialist sexual assault services in Victoria contributed to the systemic
The Board’s report was tabled by the government in Parliament, Wednesday 6 March. The report is over 400 pages long and will take some time to absorb but the initial response of Sexual Assault Services Victoria (SASVic) is as follows: Sexual Assault Services Victoria (SASVic) is the peak body for Victoria’s 18 sexual assault services.
