Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre

The Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre is at the forefront of research and education aimed at preventing family violence. The centre is contributing to transformative social change aimed at ending family violence by providing an evidence base for policy change that better supports and protects those experiencing family violence and addresses the cultural and economic drivers that underpin it.

In 2021 Monash University was awarded $8.67 million from the Victorian Government for critical research, the creation of workforce pathways and better legal support for family violence victim-survivors.  The Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre is leading the program and funding will create 24 Graduate Certificate of Family Violence Prevention scholarships for people with lived experience, PhD and post doctoral research scholarships, and research associate and professional roles.