Metadata for the Reducing domestic and family violence dashboard
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Dashboard 2: Supported victims
- Specialist Homelessness Services (SHS) support periods provided to clients experiencing domestic and family violence
- DCJ Domestic Violence Line referrals to support services
- DCJ Domestic Violence Line referrals to counselling and other supports
- Number of calls to the DCJ Domestic Violence Line
Measure – SHS support periods provided to clients experiencing domestic and family violence
- Description
This refers to the total number of support periods provided by SHS to women/children clients either experiencing domestic and family violence or being identified as needing assistance with domestic and family violence at any time during the support in the year as a percentage of the total number of support periods provided by SHS to all clients in the year.
"Experiencing domestic and family violence" is defined as support periods where clients either sought SHS assistance due to domestic and family violence or were identified as needing assistance with domestic and family violence at any time during support in the reporting period.
- Publisher
- NSW Department of Communities and Justice
- Numerator
- The total number of support periods provided by SHS to women/children clients either experiencing domestic and family violence or being identified as needing assistance with domestic and family violence at any time during the support in the year.
- Denominator
- The total number of support periods provided by SHS to all clients in the year.
- Data Filter
- Financial year
- Data Limitation
- Data from some non-government organisations are excluded from the counts because these service providers use different systems to record client data. DCJ is working to integrate future data records from these providers with CIMS data.
- Data Source
- NSW Client Information Management System (CIMS)
Measure – DCJ Domestic Violence Line referrals to support services
- Description
This refers to the total number of instances where the DCJ Domestic Violence Line refers the people to family and domestic violence related support services.
Due to the introduction of a new operational system by DCJ Domestic Violence Line in 2017-18, reporting on the number of referrals to support services by the DCJ Domestic Violence Line in 2017-18 is not available.
- Publisher
- NSW Department of Communities and Justice
- Numerator
- Not applicable
- Denominator
- Not applicable
- Data Filter
- Financial year
- Data Limitation
- Not applicable
- Data Source
- DCJ Domestic Violence Line Database Annual Data
Measure – DCJ Domestic Violence Line referrals to counselling and other supports
- Description
This refers to the total number of referrals to other counselling services and/or to other support services for the victim.
Due to the introduction of a new operational system by DCJ Domestic Violence Line in 2017-18, reporting on the number of referrals to counselling and/or other support services for the victims by the DCJ Domestic Violence Line in 2017-18 is not available.
- Publisher
- NSW Department of Communities and Justice
- Numerator
- Not applicable
- Denominator
- Not applicable
- Data Filter
- Financial year
- Data Limitation
- Nil
- Data Source
- DCJ Domestic Violence Line Database Annual Data
Measure – Number of calls to the DCJ Domestic Violence Line by victim gender and district
- Description
This refers to the total number of calls made by victims, advocates or perpetrators to the DCJ Domestic Violence Line to assist people who experience or have experienced family and domestic violence. The total does not represent a unique count of people.
Due to the introduction of a new operational system by DCJ Domestic Violence Line in 2017-18, reporting on the number of calls to the Helpline in 2017-18 is not available.
- Publisher
- NSW Department of Communities and Justice
- Numerator
- Not applicable
- Denominator
- Not applicable
- Data Filters
- Financial year
- District
- Gender
- Data Limitation
These data should be treated with caution due to a significant non-response rate which is attributed to the sensitive nature of the issue. Not stated gender category includes hang-up/nuisance calls.
Issues of domestic violence reported are classified by the caller, in the categories of physical, verbal, sexual, emotional, social and economic issues and recorded by the caseworker. These data should be treated with caution due to a significant non-response rate.
- Data Source
- DCJ Domestic Violence Line Database Annual Data
Measure – Number of calls to the DCJ Domestic Violence Line by Issues of violence reported
- Description
This refers to the total number of Economic, Emotional, Physical, Sexual, Social and Verbal issues of violence reporting to the DCJ Domestic Violence Helpline.
Due to the introduction of a new operational system by DCJ Domestic Violence Line in 2017-18, reporting on the number of calls to the Helpline by issues of violence reported in 2017-18 is not available.
- Publisher
- NSW Department of Communities and Justice
- Numerator
- Not applicable
- Denominator
- Not applicable
- Data Filters
- Issue of violence
- Financial year
- Data Limitation
These data should be treated with caution due to a significant non-response rate which is attributed to the sensitive nature of the issue. Not stated gender category includes hang-up/nuisance calls.
Issues of domestic violence reported are classified by the caller, in the categories of physical, verbal, sexual, emotional, social and economic issues and recorded by the caseworker. These data should be treated with caution due to a significant non-response rate.
- Data Source
- DCJ Domestic Violence Line Database Annual Data