A message from Katie Viviers, our CEO
I want to sincerely thank everyone who contributed to our St Vincent’s Healing, Hope and Humanity Christmas Appeal. Thanks to your incredible generosity, we [Read More]
Finding Strength: Marta’s Journey from Isolation to Connection
Marta, 37, came to Australia as a refugee after facing persecution and violence in her home country of Mongolia. Starting over in a new [Read More]
Creating Safe Space: How Storage King support helped a client in crisis
Storage has long been a significant challenge and expense for the team at St Vincent’s Open Support’s domestic and family violence crisis accommodation - [Read More]
Celebrating International Women’s Day: Accelerating action against domestic and family violence
In partnership with St Vincent’s Curran Foundation, St Vincent’s Open Support proudly hosted our second International Women’s Day (IWD) event this March. The 2025 [Read More]
Join the St Vincent’s Open Support Giving Group: Help break the cycle of violence
For more information click here. A key highlight of the event was the launch of the St Vincent’s Open Support Giving Group, established to [Read More]
2024 Christmas Appeal
Thank you to everyone who gave to the St Vincent’s Curran Foundation Healing, Hope and Humanity Christmas Appeal to support St Vincent’s Open Support. [Read More]
Friends & Family – How to Help
It can be hard to know how to support a friend or loved one who is experiencing domestic abuse. Our first instinct may be [Read More]
Red Flags of Domestic & Family Violence
While Open Support supports over 100 woman and children p/a through our domestic and family violence programs and services, we do not offer a 24/7 [Read More]
Is Your Behaviour Abusive?
Have you harmed the ones you love? Whether you’ve been abusive or violent once, twice, or many times, there’s probably a pattern to [Read More]
What is Coercive Control?
The belief that violence in relationships is always physical can stop us from coming to grips with, and recognising other types of domestic [Read More]