National Family Violence Prevention and Legal Services Forum (NFVPLS Forum) Information

The National Family Violence Prevention and Legal Services Forum (NFVPLS Forum) provides expert national policy advice and advocates for safety and justice for First Nations people affected by family violence. The NFVPLS Forum was established in 2012 as the national Peak body for community-controlled family violence prevention legal services (FVPLS) around Australia that provide front-line, culturally-safe services to First Nations people affected by family violence, and predominantly women and their children. The FVPLS Program is unique in Australia and internationally. The sector is led by a network of First Nations’ women with extensive professional experience in family violence prevention, and the majority of FVPLS employees are First Nations staff. The FVPLS sector provides both legal and non-legal services and programs to clients and communities to prevent family violence.