Domestic and family violence prevention and awareness
If you or someone else is in immediate danger, contact 000 (triple zero).
You can report domestic and family violence via the Queensland Police website.
- DVConnect Womensline: 1800 811 811
- DVConnect Mensline: 1800 600 636
- 1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732
We are committed to providing a healthy, safe, respectful, and inclusive working environment for our employees. This includes:
- taking active steps to prevent and respond to violence
- providing support for employees affected by domestic and family violence.
Domestic and family violence is a workplace issue, as it can affect a person’s safety, wellbeing, attendance and performance at work.
We recognise that violence is grounded in gender inequality. As a department, we play a critical role in creating cultural change to stop violence against women, both in and out of the workplace.
We promote:
- women's equal participation in the workforce
- respectful relationships in the workplace
- the breaking down of harmful stereotypes about men's and women's roles at work and in society.
Together, we are building a safe and supportive culture that demonstrates respect, gender equity and a zero tolerance to violence.
The department’s prevention and awareness activities help employees better recognise, prevent and respond to domestic and family violence. Everyone has the right to feel safe and supported in the workplace.
Workplace activities
Our commitment to domestic and family violence prevention and support is ongoing. Some of our key activities include:
- maintaining a domestic and family violence policy
- encouraging employees to stand up, speak out and act to prevent domestic and family violence
- providing workplace training to help employees and managers recognise the signs, respond appropriately and refer those affected by domestic and family violence safely
- providing access to employee support services, including an employee assistance service and early intervention centre
- promoting key events that raise awareness of domestic and family violence, including Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month, the Darkness to Daylight Challenge, and 16 days of activism against gender-based violence.
As Queensland Government is the state's largest employer, we can all make a big contribution towards ending domestic and family violence by supporting affected colleagues and creating a safe, respectful and supportive workplace culture.