Following a highly competitive procurement process, Gippsland Primary Health Network has awarded a $7.4 million contract to Latrobe Community Health Service to support victim-survivors of family, domestic and sexual violence in Latrobe and Baw Baw.
The contract is part of the new Australian Government’s Supporting Recovery Program.
Gippsland PHN was one of only six Primary Health Networks nationally invited to participate in the program. It received funding of $10.6 million to improve coordination and access to trauma-informed recovery services for victim-survivors of family domestic and sexual violence who are experiencing mental health challenges in Latrobe and Baw Baw.
The program aligns with the Australian Government’s National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children, supporting victim-survivors of family domestic violence and sexual violence to be safe and healthy in order to be able to recover from trauma and other impacts of violence.
Gippsland experiences some of the highest rates of family, domestic and sexual violence in Victoria.
