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questioning, (f) culturally and linguistically diverse and (g) Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

Ms Vassarotti: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

Question 1

OneLink collects two types of referral data, which are:

• Number of support periods in which clients who identified a need for Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) related support have been referred to a DFV service; and

• Number of clients experiencing DFV who were referred and successfully connected to services.

Question 2

OneLink refers clients experiencing DFV to both specialist DFV services and generalist services. Specialist services include Domestic Violence Crisis Service (DVCS), YWCA, Beryl Women Inc., Doris Women’s Refuge, CatholicCare, Toora Women Inc., Salvation Army. Generalist services include, but are not limited to counselling, health services, financial aid, legal aid, employment services, education services and childcare services.

Question 3

From January 2017 to March 2022, OneLink has successfully connected approximately 704 clients experiencing domestic and family violence with accommodation and 1276 clients with other relevant support services.

Question 4

To provide a breakdown for each of the categories over the five years would be a significant diversion of frontline resources.

Over the period from 2017 to 2021, a total of 2120 clients experiencing DFV were referred by OneLink to different services including accommodation, tenancy support, counselling, family and child support, disability support, financial support, mental health services, youth support, and other specialist services. Of these, top referral numbers include:

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