RAV is a community-based, not-for-profit organisation, with no religious affiliations.
We provide services for all members of the community.
We believe in core values that inform our practice and behaviour.
View the RAV Board.
View the RAV executive team.
View a list of downloadable annual reports and financial statements.
The Strategic Plan 2019-23 is the blueprint for our future.
Relationships Australia is the home of Neighbour Day, Australia's annual celebration of community.
A wide range of services to support children, young people and their families.
We offer counselling for relationships in all their aspects.
For people who have experienced violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation, and those affected by the Disability Royal Commission
A service to help couples who are separating to resolve their family law disputes, including conflicts about children, parenting, financial arrangements and property settlement.
FRCs offer a range of services and programs, which are aimed at families at all stages of their life.
We provide sensitive, supportive and professional family violence services across Victoria.
Our specialist support service for people affected by forced adoption.
We address mental health at all stages, with preventative and early intervention mental health services, as well as support for families experiencing mental health difficulties.
RAV celebrates cultural diversity and is committed to providing access to all our programs for all Victorians.
Free support for people who grew up in institutional care prior to 1990, also known as Pre-1990 Care Leavers.
We offer group work and post separation parenting courses (including some for court-mandated clients).
RAV has an established reputation for quality professional training and development in FDR, couple therapy and relationship counselling.
Relationships Australia Victoria has been funded to provide support to people contemplating or going through the National Redress Scheme.
We are committed to providing targeted and effective services addressing the needs of senior Victorians and their families.
Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and individuals to help strengthen family relationships.
Helping to maintain and improve the health, functioning and productivity of employees and workplaces.
RAV offers a variety of relationship education courses, run in small groups.
This easy-to-complete course aims to help you keep your love relationship happy and stable.
We can tailor programs across a broad range of topics to cater varying training needs.
We have an established reputation for quality professional training in a range of areas related to family relationships.
For clinicians and practitioners working in a variety of fields in the community sector.
Our Training and Development Department delivers a range of specialist programs.
Get the latest information about training and professional development news, articles and events.
Contact us to discuss our training and development services.
Find out about our latest news, events and articles.
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RAV has produced a variety of publications to assist with relationship needs.
View a list of links to relevant external organisations and services.
Innovative resources to support children to deal with common difficulties in the context of important relationships.
Browse a list of books recommended by our Librarian on relationship issues.
Browse a list of answers to questions we are frequently asked.
Videos providing support on a range of topics and common challenges people face.
Information, tips and resources on a range of common family and relationship issues.
RAV can provide informed commentary on a range of relationship topics.
RAV has provided written submissions to several Royal and Human Rights Commissions.
Would you like to work for us? Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV) is a leading and valued provider of specialist family and relationship services. We are a community-based not-for-profit organisation, with no religious affiliations.
We offer a range of competitive, attractive and flexible employment conditions.
RAV advertises all available positions on this careers page of our website.
All employees require a satisfactory National Police Check and a current Working with Children Check.
What do you need to be eligible to gain employment and work with Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV).
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Relationships Australia Victoria has been funded to provide support to people contemplating or going through the National Redress Scheme.
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Practical support includes providing information about the Scheme, assisting clients to complete the Scheme’s application form, and supporting people to access other appropriate services such as legal and financial counselling or other community services.
Emotional support includes providing brief counselling, case management, professional supervision and similar arrangements to provide people with a safe environment to engage with the Scheme.
Support services can play a key role in managing client expectations about the Scheme by providing clear information about what the Scheme is, how it can be accessed and what a person can reasonably expect through the process of applying and potentially accepting an offer of redress.
Services can also support people who clearly do not fit the parameters of the Scheme with referrals to more appropriate supports. Services may assist affected family members where they think it is in the best interest in meeting the critical needs of the client.
Services are delivered across Victoria through face-to-face settings, outreach services and national telephone and/or online support to ensure accessibility for people across Australia who are engaging with the Scheme.
For information, support or to make an appointment, please contact us via email or by calling our dedicated National Redress Scheme number - 1800 052 674. We will talk with you about your situation and what support you need, then refer you to the right specialist practitioner in a location that best suits you, who will provide you with ongoing support.
The National Redress Scheme is the Australian Government’s response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. The Scheme offers acknowledgement and support to people who:
Redress is an alternative to seeking compensation through the courts. The Scheme offers three components of Redress:
The National Redress Scheme commenced on 1 July 2018. Applications for the Scheme will be accepted until 30 June 2027.
If you would like more information about the Scheme, please visit www.nationalredress.gov.au
or contact the National Redress Scheme by calling 1800 737 377.
The National Redress Scheme is open for enquiries from 8am-5pm local time, Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays). If you're calling from overseas, please call +61 3 6222 3455 and ask to speak to someone from the National Redress Scheme.
Redress Support Services are funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services.
Relationships Australia Victoria was previously funded to provide Reclaim Support Services, including:
Relationships Australia Victoria will continue to support people who were abused and their families through our existing range of services. For general enquiries, please call 1300 364 277. For more information about Redress Support Services, call the number below.
The Final Report and other publications from the Royal Commission are available to download from here. Content warning: Please be aware that many of these documents contain information and personal accounts of child sexual abuse which may be upsetting or triggering.