Family Violence Behaviour Change Program Evaluation 

The University of Melbourne is leading a longitudinal evaluation of Family Violence Behaviour Change Programs across Victoria. This long-term evaluation was commissioned by the Department of Justice and Community Safety as a priority area. 

The evaluation aims to inform future investment and help ensure that family violence behaviour change interventions are evidence-based, effective, and delivered to the right people at the right time. 

Previous evaluations of Family Violence Behaviour Change Programs have often focused on single sites or program processes. Fewer have been designed to examine whether programs contribute to longer-term behaviour change, reduced family violence, and increased victim-survivor safety. This evaluation seeks to address this gap by examining experiences during and after program involvement, including 12 or more months after program completion. 

The evaluation focuses on three main questions: 

1. How effectively do Victorian Family Violence Behaviour Change Programs support behavior change? 

2. What theories, models, and approaches are used by programs in Victoria? 

3. How effectively do programs support victim-survivor safety and recovery? 

The primary aim of the evaluation is to understand which programs work, for whom, and under what conditions. 

Contact: Nicolás Mosso-Tupper  
E: nico.mossotupper@unimelb.edu.au

For more information about the project, please contact: 

fvpp-study@unimelb.edu.au