Victim Survivors' Advisory Council

The Victim Survivors’ Advisory Council (VSAC) was created to give people with lived experience of family violence a voice and ensure they are consulted in the family violence reform program.

Formed in July 2016, VSAC represents the lived experiences of people of different ages, genders, demographics and communities across Victoria.

VSAC's role is to:

place people with lived experience at the centre of family violence reform
include people who have experienced family violence in service design of family violence reforms
advise on how family violence reform initiatives will impact on people who use services
ensure the government’s response to the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Family Violence meets the expectations of people with lived experience
ensure advice to the government reflects the diversity of the family violence experience.

Lived Experience Strategy

The Family Violence Lived Experience Strategy calls on government and the sector to embed lived experience across the full spectrum of family and sexual violence reform.

The strategy outlines the key phases of working together to transform a system to meet the needs of the people who use it.

Having introduced lived experience of family violence into government we are now learning from practice and testing new approaches as we move towards shared decision making, leadership and influence.

Find out more about the Family Violence Lived Experience Strategy.