intervention initiatives and investment in the online in specialist shelters. domestic and family June 2016. violence service system. 81 The Queensland Government The Queensland Queensland Corrective changes eligibility criteria so Government will Services has revised the offenders in custody for less than increase accessibility for eligibility criteria to allow 12 months for domestic and offenders in custody prisoners to participate in family violence related offences less than 12 months to therapeutic programs are able to access a range of quality perpetrator regardless of sentence therapeutic intervention programs and length, providing they have programs. interventions as part of enough time in custody to the integrated service complete the program. response models. 84 The Queensland Government The Queensland Two supported immediately funds two 72-hour Government accommodation services in crisis shelters in Brisbane and acknowledges the Brisbane and Townsville Townsville respectively for importance of crisis commenced operation on women and children escaping accommodation to 18 December 2015 violence so that immediate safety support those escaping and support can be met while domestic and family awaiting a refuge placement. violence and has committed to establishing two supported accommodation services in Brisbane and Townsville. 88 The Queensland Government The Queensland The Department of Housing expands the range of responses Government is and Public Works has to alleviate housing stress and committed to alleviating improved the Housing Need homelessness for women and housing stress and Assessment tool to better children escaping domestic and homelessness for identify women and children family violence including reducing and their children affected by domestic and the eligibility criteria on programs escaping violence. The family violence. such as Rental Grants and Bond Government will be The department has Loans. implementing processes automated bond loan to streamline access to approvals for clients escaping products such as Bond domestic and family violence loans and Rental Grants who have verified their which will to reduce circumstances. barriers to women and children affected by Housing Service Centres domestic and family reviewed social housing violence accessing applications that identified private rental tenancies. domestic and family violence. This review reassessed the
intervention initiatives and specialist shelters. investment in the domestic and family violence service system. online in June 2016. 81 The Queensland Government changes eligibility criteria so offenders in custody for less than 12 months for domestic and family violence related offences are able to access a range of therapeutic intervention programs. The Queensland Government will increase accessibility for offenders in custody less than 12 months to quality perpetrator programs and interventions as part of the integrated service response models. Queensland Corrective Services has revised the eligibility criteria to allow prisoners to participate in therapeutic programs regardless of sentence length, providing they have enough time in custody to complete the program. 84 The Queensland Government immediately funds two 72-hour crisis shelters in Brisbane and Townsville respectively for women and children escaping violence so that immediate safety and support can be met while awaiting a refuge placement. The Queensland Government acknowledges the importance of crisis accommodation to support those escaping domestic and family violence and has committed to establishing two supported accommodation services in Brisbane and Townsville. Two supported accommodation services in Brisbane and Townsville commenced operation on 18 December 2015 88 The Queensland Government expands the range of responses to alleviate housing stress and homelessness for women and children escaping domestic and family violence including reducing the eligibility criteria on programs such as Rental Grants and Bond Loans. The Queensland Government is committed to alleviating housing stress and homelessness for and their children escaping violence. The Government will be implementing processes to streamline access to products such as Bond loans and Rental Grants which will to reduce barriers to women and children affected by domestic and family violence accessing private rental tenancies. The Department of Housing and Public Works has improved the Housing Need Assessment tool to better identify women and children affected by domestic and family violence. The department has automated bond loan approvals for clients escaping domestic and family violence who have verified their circumstances. Housing Service Centres reviewed social housing applications that identified domestic and family violence. This review reassessed the