Domestic Violence Prevention

PLEASE NOTE JCDVPP DO NOT PROVIDE EMERGENCY HELP TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC FAMILY VIOLENCE.
SHOULD YOU NEED ASSISTANCE CALL 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732).

JOINT CHURCHES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROJECT (JCDVPP)

Joint Churches Domestic Violence Prevention Project (JCDVPP) was established in 1991 in response to the needs of victims and perpetrators of Domestic Family Violence in the Church and community. It was set up in recognition that in many instances those needs were being inadequately or inappropriately addressed by the church.

The group seeks to address the problem by raising the awareness of clergy and lay people through workshops and the publication of literature.

Click here for the report Not Now, Not Ever (Putting an End to Domestic and Family Violence in Queensland): Published by the Queensland Government.

JCDVPP Resources

Revision four (2021) of the much acclaimed booklet, ‘the Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Questions Women ask about Relationships and Christian Beliefs'. Copies are available from QCT for $5 plus postage. EPub or MOBI file versions are also available. Please download the order form here and return to admin@qct.org.au.
Domestic Family Violence Leaflet
Domestic Violence Advent Sermon Notes 2022
Free CD Rom "Not in My Church"
Be a Better Bystander leaflet

NEW JCDVPP online seminar series

DV: Not in My Church?

JCDVPP started a new online seminar series at the end of 2024. Short sessions giving more information on a single aspect of Domestic Violence.

Coming Up

Forgiveness and How to install a Red Bench at your Church

Forgiveness can be a huge issue for victims and survivors of Domestic Violence. We are told in the bible to forgive one another as Christ forgives us. Victims often want to forgive, but the anger and hurt can return again and again. It can be a long and enduring process.

The Presence of a red bench at your church can act as a tool and reminder, to raise awareness about the ongoing problem of Domestic Violence. It can also be a signal that the church is a safe place for those afected by Domestic Vioence.

Wednesday 20th August at 5pm

Registration via trybooking: https://www.trybooking.com/DDQHE

Past Sessions:

Getting Started: Practical Steps to be Part of the Solution, looked at simple measures that can be taken to be part of the solution. Recording of the session here

Financial Abuse. Recording here

Spiritual Abuse 1 Looking at the forms of Spiritual Abuse and the effects. Recording here. Slides from the Seminar here

Spiritual Abuse 2 Recording here

JCDVPP Workshops

Since September 2018 JCDVPP have presented workshops aimed to increase the awareness of Clergy, Church Leaders and Pastoral Carers of Domestic Family Violence.

Workshops offered: