Joint Churches Domestic Violence Prevention Project (JCDVPP)
The Joint Churches Domestic Violence Prevention Project (JCDVPP) was established in 1991 in response to the needs of victims and perpetrators of Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) in the church and community. JCDVPP seeks to raise the awareness of clergy and lay people through workshops and resources.
Workshops
JCDVPP offers professional development training to raise DFV awareness among Christian clergy, church leaders and pastoral carers. Topics include:
- What is DFV?
- How to respond to DFV
- Theological underpinnings
- Understanding people who use violence
- How to use worship services effectively
- Children and DFV
- Influences and development of values
JCDVPP has also delivered online seminars addressing specific aspects of DFV. Recordings of these sessions can be accessed below.
- Getting Started - Practical Steps to be Part of the Solution
- Financial abuse
- Spiritual abuse - Forms and effects
- Spiritual abuse - Church roles
- Forgiveness - Interview with a victim survivor
- Forgiveness - The Lord's Prayer and theological reflection
- Forgiveness - Psychology of forgiveness and the cycle of violence
JCDVPP DOES NOT PROVIDE EMERGENCY HELP TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC & FAMILY VIOLENCE.
IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE, CALL 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732).
Resources
JCDVPP's new information booklet Clarity: A Christian Response to Domestic & Family Violence aims to help Christian leaders and communities better understand and respond to DFV. It represents a substantial revision of JCDVPP's earlier booklet, The Good, The Bad and the Ugly: Questions Women Ask about Domestic Violence and Christian Beliefs. Designed for clergy, pastoral carers and people seeking support in their family relationships, the booklet is freely available for download here. Print copies may also be ordered for $10 plus postage from the QCT office: admin@ qct.org.au.
JCDVPP has also produced three new videos for use in churches:
- A Victim-Survivor's story
- A Message to Church Leaders
- A Message about Behaviour Change
Each video is available with AUSLAN interpreting and subtitles in Arabic, Bislama, Dinka (Sudanese), Fijian, Greek, Hakha Chin, Hindi, Korean, Samoan, Simple Chinese, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Tongan, Traditional Chinese, and Vietnamese.
Additional JCDVPP resources include:
DFV leaflet, also available in Fijian, Samoan, Simple Chinese, Tagalog, Tongan, Vietnamese.
Be a Better Bystander leaflet (3 per A4 sheet)
Resources designed for use by churches during the United Nations 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence:
- Church newsletter inserts
- Bulletin board messages
DFV-themed Advent sermon notes
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