Domestic Family & Sexual Violence: Healing & Recovery Symposium

A key forum for professionals on supporting healing and recovery for those who have experienced domestic, family and sexual violence.

Hosted by the Hunter New England & Central Coast Primary Health Network, in partnership with the Hunter DFV Consortium.

This event is a key forum for frontline workers, managers, policy makers, commissioners and clinicians on supporting healing and recovery for those who have experienced domestic, family and sexual violence (DFSV).

Key Themes

• Whole-of-Family Recovery: Holistic, trauma-informed approaches supporting all family members impacted by DFSV.
• Recovery as Prevention: How healing services disrupt cycles of violence.
• Children & Young People: Supporting children—especially boys and young men—to break intergenerational trauma.
• Cultural Safety: Delivering care that is trauma-informed and culturally appropriate.
• Collaboration & Integration: The power of a coordinated, person-centred systems response to support sustainable recovery.
• Capacity Building: Strengthening DFSV services to effectively support victim-survivors through the healing and recovery journey.

What You’ll Gain

By attending, frontline workers will:

• Deepen their understanding of Healing and Recovery within the National Plan framework.
• Explore local service models that deliver whole-of-family support.
• Share insights and build strategies to strengthen recovery for children and young people.
• Develop approaches for collaborative, cross-sector service delivery.
• Discover ways to ensure cultural appropriateness in healing efforts.
• Consider strategies to build capacity for sustainable, trauma-informed services.

Agenda

Full agenda now available below (subject to change):