PLEASE NOTE JCDVPP DO NOT PROVIDE EMERGENCY HELP TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC FAMILY VIOLENCE.
SHOULD YOU NEED ASSISTANCE CALL 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732).

Joint Churches Domestic Violence Prevention Project (JCDVPP) was established in 1991 in response to the needs of victims and perpetrators of Domestic Family Violence in the Church and community. It was set up in recognition that in many instances those needs were being inadequately or inappropriately addressed by the church.

The group seeks to address the problem by raising the awareness of clergy and lay people through workshops and the publication of literature.

Click here for the report Not Now, Not Ever (Putting an End to Domestic and Family Violence in Queensland): Published by the Queensland Government.

JCDVPP Resources

• Revision four (2021) of the much acclaimed booklet, ‘the Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Questions Women ask about Relationships and Christian Beliefs'. Copies are available from QCT for $5 plus postage. EPub or MOBI file versions are also available. Please download the order form here and return to admin@qct.org.au.
• Domestic Family Violence Leaflet
• Domestic Violence Advent Sermon Notes 2022
• Free CD Rom "Not in My Church"
• Be a Better Bystander leaflet

NEW JCDVPP online seminar series

DV: Not in My Church?

JCDVPP are starting a new seminar series.  Short sessions giving more information on a single aspect of Domestic Violence.

The first session, Getting Started: Practical Steps to be Part of the Solution, will look at simple measures that can be taken to be part of the solution.  The seminar will take place on 31st October.  A recording of the seminar will be made available.

JCDVPP Workshops

Since September 2018 JCDVPP have presented workshops aimed to increase the awareness of Clergy, Church Leaders and Pastoral Carers of Domestic Family Violence.

Workshops offered:

• "Taster" sessions (90 mins) Face to face or via zoom
• Zoom series -3 sessions 90 minutes each
• Half day face to face
• Full day face to face
• Half day by-stander training

Topics covered in workshops include:

• What is DFV
• How to respond to DFV
• Theological Underpinnings

Longer sessions include:

• Understanding Perpetrators
• How to use worship services effectively
• Children & DFV
• Influences and Development of values.

A leaflet with more information on workshops is available here.

Getting Started: Practical Steps to be part of the solution

Online Thursday 31st October 5-6pm

The seminar will go through simple measures that can be easily implemented by churches to raise awareness about Domestic Family Violence.

Registration through trybooking:

https://www.trybooking.com/CUTQB

Domestic Violence By-stander training

Saturday 23rd November 12:30-4pm

St Mark's Anglican Church, Warwick

Learn, discuss and practice ways to be a better by-stander when responding to Domestic Violence in your family, your workplace, school, church or when you are out and about.

Registration for the workshop is via Trybooking: https://www.trybooking.com/CVMAE or phone QCT  07 3369 6792