This is not a crisis service. For crisis support contact 000
Leaving Violence Program
Cairns Regional Trial
From 1st July 2025 RAATSIC will deliver the Leaving Violence Program (Cairns Regional Trial).
Escaping Violence Payment (Cairns Place-Based Trial) will not be taking any new applications after the 30th June 2025.
Any applications made on or before 30th June 2025 will continue to be supported.
What Kind of Support can I Get?
RAATSIC Leaving Violence Program (Cairns Regional Trial) can provide up to $5,000 in financial support (up to $1,500 in cash and $3,500 in goods and services).
Eligible individuals can also get up to 12 weeks of case support for referrals, risk assessments and safety planning.
The Leaving Violence Program supports eligible victim-survivors to leave, or who are planning to leave a violent intimate partner relationship.
Who is eligible?
You can apply if you:
- are a victim-survivor of intimate partner violence, and
- have changed your living situation in the past 12 weeks because of intimate partner violence, or
- you have a plan to change your living situation because of intimate partner violence.
Examples:
- you have left your shared home
- your partner has left or been shut out of the shared home
- you have a plan, or want help to make a plan, to leave a partner who uses violence.
To be eligible, you must also:
- be 18 years and over, and
- be having money worries, and
- be living in Australia as a citizen, permanent resident or temporary visa holder, and
- have not gotten the payment in the last 12 months (includes Escaping Violence Program payments).
The program is open to people of any gender or sexuality.
Intimate Partner Violence can be:
Am I Eligible
How to Apply
FOR INDIVIDUAL ONLY
To start Individual application:
Click on the application link below.
There is no need for you to follow up on your application. The RAATSIC Leaving Violence Program team will contact you within 2 working days to confirm your details and the information you submitted is correct.
If you have any questions please contact
the Leaving Violence Program team on 1300 605 092.
FOR DFV SUPPORT SERVICES ONLY
To start a support service application:
A support service application form has been developed to help with quicker access to Leaving Violence Program for individuals who are already working with a support service.
The worker submits this application (with client consent) and will be contacted by the RAATSIC Leaving Violence Program to progress the application.
If you have any questions please contact us on 1300 605 092.
* If you are having any problems accessing the online application forms above, please contact the RAATSIC Leaving Violence Program Team on 1300 605 092.
* By submitting this application I acknowledge that I have read, understood and agree to the consent notice here.
* By submitting this application I acknowledge that I have read, understood and agree to the privacy notice here.
Regional Trial Providers
Broome - The Broome Regional Aboriginal Medical Service (Leaving Violence Program - BRAMS)
Darwin - North Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Service (NAFFLS)
Dubbo - Bunmabunmarra
National Provider
Service Delivery Footprint
Torres Strait Islands
Cape York communities
Atherton Tablelands
Cairns city and suburbs (including Yarrabah)
Cassowary Coast
Townsville and Palm Island
Mt Isa and surrounds
Staff are based in the Cairns, Mossman and Thursday Island offices, providing:
- Telephone contact
- Video connect (Teams)
- Face to face support
- Individual client & agency support
- Leaving Violence Program in-service and presentations
IMPORTANT
The Leaving Violence Program is not a crisis service. If you are in immediate danger, please call 000.
If you or someone you know is experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, domestic, family or sexual violence call 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732, chat online via 1800RESPECT.org.au or text 0458 737 732.
For crisis support and suicide intervention please call Lifeline
13 11 14.
1800 RESPECT
LIFELINE 13 11 14
DV Connect 1800 811 811
1300 YARN
