QSuper helps nurses access extra DV training
30 April 2020
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Nurses and midwives across Queensland have access to extra domestic violence (“DV”) awareness training through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Queensland Nurses and Midwives’ Union secretary Beth Mohle said the organisation was working with DV Connect and QSuper to roll out domestic violence awareness training for nurses and midwives who play a vital role in identifying and responding to domestic violence incidents.
QSuper has renewed our partnership with DV Connect, Queensland’s leading crisis response service to domestic violence, for another three years.
The QSuper-sponsored training had received very positive feedback, Ms Mohle said.
“It’s proved incredibly important for our members because our members are people who care for those who are suffering domestic or family violence.
Because our members are predominantly female, too, they are more likely to experience domestic violence themselves. So it is really important that we have this education available at this difficult time to enable our members to support the women they are caring for, or friends or colleagues or family members who may be subject to domestic or family violence.
The Queensland Government has also injected an additional $5.5 million to help manage an anticipated increase in demand for vital domestic and family violence services, with the current environment of social isolation and financial pressures having the potential to lead to a surge in domestic violence incidents during the coronavirus pandemic.
The $5.5 million government funding includes:
- $1.5 million to boost capacity of the 24/7 state-wide crisis service DV Connect, including Womensline and Mensline and enabling online support.
- $1.7 million to address crisis accommodation needs, including transiting women to alternative accommodation to free up capacity in shelters.
- $1.8 million to enhance specialist domestic, family and sexual violence services to meet anticipated demand.
- $500,000 to support a new awareness campaign.
QSuper and DV Connect
QSuper is proud to have a partnership with domestic violence hotline, DVConnect.
The not-for- profit is Queensland’s leading crisis response service to domestic violence and the partnership provides funding to employ an additional full-time telephone support officer.
Contact DV Connect
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