MARAM and the Information Sharing Schemes

Overview

Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management Framework (MARAM)

MARAM sets out the responsibilities of different workforces in identifying, assessing and managing family violence risk across the family violence and broader service system. MARAM will guide information sharing under both information sharing schemes wherever family violence is present. Find more information on the MARAM framework.

Family Violence Information Sharing Scheme (FVISS)

FVISS enables authorised organisations and services to share information to facilitate assessment and management of family violence risk to children and adults. Find more information on family violence information sharing.

Prescribed Organisations

  • Phase 1 of MARAM and Information Sharing commenced in September 2018 across 850 organisations, covering approximately 37,500 professionals. These include Victoria Police, courts, family violence services, child protection, mental health and alcohol and drug services. Click here to view an overview of organisations prescribed under Phase One.

  • Phase 2 of MARAM came into effect on 19 April 2021 across 5,800 government and non-government organisations, covering approximately 370,000 additional professionals. Click here for an overview of organisations prescribed under Phase Two. See the ‘MARAM and Information Sharing Scheme Resources’ section below for further resources and training opportunities to support Phase 2 organisations.

MARAM and the Information Sharing Schemes resources

Further MARAM and Information Sharing Scheme resources

No to Violence and other key peak bodies and stakeholders have been working with Family Safety Victoria regarding the release of the MARAM Comprehensive Perpetrator Practice Guides. These guides will not be published online to mitigate the risk of their detailed information being accessed and misused by people using violence. Alternatively, there is a targeted and direct distribution currently underway. No to Violence has emailed the Practice Guides directly to Senior Managers and CEO's of specialist perpetrator funded agencies and will conduct a briefing with specialist practitioners from these identified organisations in late May. Click here for further information on MARAM perpetrator-focused guides.

Phase 2 specific resources

To request information under the FVISS from Western Health and Drug Health Services, click here.

For General Practitioners: Here is an infographic demonstrating how to share information to support patient’s health and wellbeing, and a list of FAQs tailored to GPs and practice nurses. Visit the Royal Australian Council of General practitioners website for further information.

Victorian School Focused Youth Services: The Information Sharing and Family Violence Reforms Toolkit and Contextualised Guidance training resources are now available on the PROTECT site. These resources provide practical guidance, tools and templates for implementation planning and information sharing activities across centres, schools and organisations. ISEs can contact childinfosharing@education.vic.gov.au for more guidance and support, including to request a targeted training session or for support with implementation activities.

The WIFVC ‘Building Familiarity of the Information Sharing Schemes’ cross-sectoral family violence information sharing activity resource supports prescribed workforces to consider how the Family Violence Information Sharing Scheme and Child Information Sharing Scheme work in practice.

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