Respectful Relationships is an initiative of the Victorian Government Department of Education. It is a whole school approach that promotes equality, respect, and positive values, attitudes, and behaviours.
DPV Health endorses the Respectful Relationships initiative and works collaboratively with the Department of Education and schools throughout Hume and Whittlesea to support the implementation of the initiative.
Background Information
The Royal Commission into Family Violence identified the critical role that schools and early childhood education have in creating a culture of respect to change the story of family violence for future generations.
In response to the Royal Commission, the Victorian Government agreed to mandate the introduction of Respectful Relationships education into every government school in Victoria from Foundation to Year 12, and that this education should be delivered through a whole school approach. Today, all government schools and many Catholic and Independent schools implement the initiative.
Everyone in our community deserves to be respected, valued, and treated equally. We know that changes in attitudes and behaviours can be achieved when positive attitudes, behaviours and equality are embedded in our education settings.
Respectful Relationships is about embedding a culture of respect and equality across our entire community, from our classrooms to staff rooms, sporting fields, fetes, and social events. This approach leads to positive impacts on a student’s academic outcomes, their mental health, classroom behaviour, and relationships.
Respectful Relationships includes a social and emotional learning program, the Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships (RRRR) curriculum. It also incorporates a whole-school approach to ensure that what is being taught in the classroom is reinforced in the broader school environment.
DPV Health Respectful Relationships Support for Schools
We provide a range of supports for primary and secondary schools. To learn more about how we work with schools and how we can support your school, click on the links below to download our flyers.
Download DPV Health Respectful Relationships Support for Schools – Primary
Download DPV Health Respectful Relationships Support for Schools – Secondary
Get help and support
If you or anyone you know is experiencing family violence or any other kind of abuse, reach out for help. Is someone in danger now? Call 000 for an emergency.
To find out about DPV Health’s Family & Domestic Violence support services, click here. To book an appointment, call 1300 234 263 or to send an enquiry, click here. If you or anyone you know is experiencing family violence or any other kind of abuse, reach out for help.
Helpline Information
Additional resources for parents/ families
www.respect.gov.au/resources/talking-about-respect/
www.respect.gov.au/resources/the-respect-checklist/
Videos
Resources to support children to learn about respect and kindness
Kindness and Empathy worksheets
ANZ : #EqualFuture Pocket Money
Respectful Relationship Reading Books
Child & Youth:
DPV Health Counselling and Social Work
DPV Health Child and youth psychology
DPV Health Newbold Mental Health program
Adults:
DPV Health Men’s Behaviour Change Program
Ph: 1300 234 623
DPV Health Men’s Case Management
Ph: 1300 234 623
Family Violence:
1800 Respect National Helpline
Ph: 1800 737 732
Ph: 1800 015 188
Orange Door (North East Metropolitan Area)
Ph: 1800 319 355
Northern Centre against Sexual Assault (NCASA)
Ph: 1800 806 292
Elizabeth Morgan House Aboriginal Women’s Service
Ph:9482 5744
Ph: 1800 105 303
Ph: 13 12 78
WIRE: (Women’s Information and Referral)
Ph: 1300 134 130
Victims Assistance and Counselling Program
Ph: 1800 819 817
Whittlesea Community Connections: Legal Advice
Ph: 9401 6655
Men’s Referrals:
No to Violence – Men’s Referral Service
Ph: 1300 766 491
LGBTIQ Referrals:
Ph: 1800 542 847
Gay and Lesbian Switchboard (Vic.)
Ph: 9663 2939
Ph: 9865 6700
If you need an interpreter, please call Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National) on 13 14 50.
All of us have a role to play!
Say NO to gender-based violence
“Gender-based violence” includes all forms of violence against people based on their gender, or violence that affects people of a particular gender disproportionately. It is most frequently used to describe men’s violence against women. Gender-based violence can have significant health impacts on all individuals.
[1] Respectful Relationships: A Resource Kit for Victorian Schools is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. You are free to reuse the work under that licence, on the condition that you credit the State of Victoria (Department of Education and Training), indicate if changes were made and comply with the other licence terms available here. [3] www.education.vic.gov.au
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