The Victorian Government develop additional crisis and longer term supported accommodation options for adolescents who use violence in the home. This should be combined with therapeutic support provided to end the young person’s use of violence in the family.
The Department of Health and Human Services is working with the housing sector, young people and the broader Victorian community to design and cost options that better meet the individual needs of young people and ensure they develop independence and resilience, and receive support to address their violent behaviours.
Slot gameIt is expected that work on designing and improving accommodation options for young people experiencing homelessness (as part of Recommendation 24), will also contribute to addressing the needs of young people who use violence in the home.
Slot gameThe Department of Health and Human Services will identify and analyse current demand for crisis and longer-term supported accommodation options for adolescents, including via police reports. Service providers will also be engaged to better understand where current service models do not meet the needs of this group of young people.
Slot gameThe Victorian Government has made a number of investments to help meet the high demand for young people experiencing homelessness. These investments include expanding the supply of youth refuges, a new $10.1 million program for young people leaving care and youth justice and the development of new youth homelessness facilities in the western suburbs. The youth refuge service model is being reviewed to better meet the needs of young people experiencing homelessness, including adolescents who use violence in the home.
The Department of Health and Human Services will also work with the Family Violence Housing Assistance Implementation Taskforce and other relevant stakeholders to identify gaps in the current service response to young people who use violence and identify opportunities for improvements to existing services.
Reviewed 17 May 2020