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DFSV Healing & Recovery Symposium


DATES: 11 - 12 March 2026
TIME: 9am - 5pm
VENUE: 290 King Street, Newcastle

A key forum for professionals on supporting healing and recovery for those who have experienced domestic, family and sexual violence.

Hosted by the Hunter New England & Central Coast Primary Health Network, in partnership with the Hunter DFV Consortium.

This event is a key forum for frontline workers, managers, policy makers, commissioners and clinicians on supporting healing and recovery for those who have experienced domestic, family and sexual violence (DFSV).

Key Themes

  • Whole-of-Family Recovery: Holistic, trauma-informed approaches supporting all family members impacted by DFSV.

  • Recovery as Prevention: How healing services disrupt cycles of violence.

  • Children & Young People: Supporting children—especially boys and young men—to break intergenerational trauma.

  • Cultural Safety: Delivering care that is trauma-informed and culturally appropriate.

  • Collaboration & Integration: The power of a coordinated, person-centred systems response to support sustainable recovery.

  • Capacity Building: Strengthening DFSV services to effectively support victim-survivors through the healing and recovery journey.

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