May is Queensland Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month (DFVP Month), which is all about engaging everyone in the community to send a clear message that violence will not be tolerated.
As a reminder about the impact of violence on children, download NAPCAN’s brochure: Domestic and Family Violence Hurts Children Too.
This Queensland Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month, NAPCAN has also created poster templates to help promote the importance of our Love Bites respectful relationships program for young people. If you are already running the program and are looking for creative ways to promote your work and the wonderful artworks created by young people, you can find the templates by clicking on the following links:
NAPCAN is deeply saddened by the brutal death of a woman in Armidale early this morning, in what police allege was an incident of domestic violence. “Our thoughts are with her family, her friends and everyone in the Armidale community who has been affected by this loss,” said NAPCAN CEO
NAPCAN is calling for renewed investment in primary prevention, following University of Sydney research showing increases in police-recorded sexual assault and family and domestic violence-related assault involving children. Led by Dr Lucy Grummitt at the Matilda Centre, Trends in Violence Against Children in Australia examined national police, hospital and child
MEDIA & UNI PLEDGE On Tuesday, 4th November 2025, NAPCAN’s Youth Advisory Group is officially launching its ‘Fair Youth Coverage’ campaign at Government House in Canberra. The launch will feature a compilation of 100 young people’s voices from around Australia delivering a message to the media to lift its game