MARAM and the Information Sharing Schemes
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Overview
Western Health - Portal for requesting information under the Information Sharing Schemes: Western Health are newly prescribed under Phase 2 of the Information Sharing Schemes and MARAM Framework. To request information from Western Health and Drug Health Services, click here to access an Information Sharing request form.
General Practitioners: including an infographic demonstrating how to share information to support patient’s health and wellbeing, and a list of FAQ’s tailored to GP’s 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.
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
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MARAM resources available:
MARAM Framework
MARAM Foundational Knowledge Guide
MARAM Victim Survivor Practises Guide
MARAM Organisational Embedding Guides
MARAM Practitioner Guides
Phase 2: Information Sharing & Family Violence Reforms Toolkit and Contextualised Guidance
Perpetrator focused tools and practise guides
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Information Sharing Scheme resources available:
Information Sharing Ministerial Guidelines
How to share and request information under the schemes including checklist
Fact sheet: How do the Information Sharing Schemes work together?
Example record keeping form and tip sheets
Tips for a conversation with a child victim survivor or parent who is not a perpetrator about information sharing under the schemes.
Information sharing consent form
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MARAM Information Sharing Quarterly Newsletter
Family Safety Victoria have released the first newsletter for MARAM and Information Sharing. The newsletter will be published quarterly and provides the latest news and information about key projects, resources and training from Family Safety Victoria. Posted June 2022.
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.
Victoria Police Webform for requesting information under the FVISS and CISS. FVISS webform guide and CISS webform guide.
Information Sharing Schemes and the MARAM: A Case Study. An animated case study providing an example of how the Family Violence Information Sharing Schemes can be used for risk assessment and risk management purposes.
Review of the Family Violence Information Sharing Legislative Scheme: Final Report - September 2020
Phase 2 specific resources
Western Health - Portal for requesting information under the Information Sharing Schemes:
Western Health are newly prescribed under Phase 2 of the Information Sharing Schemes and MARAM Framework. To request information from Western Health and Drug Health Services, click here to access an Information Sharing request form.
General Practitioners:
including an infographic demonstrating how to share information to support patient’s health and wellbeing, and a list of FAQ’s tailored to GP’s 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.
