Bsafe

Do you know someone who has an
Intervention Order, is still fearful for
their safety and wants to remain in their own home ?

Bsafe is a personal alarm system for
women and children escaping family
violence.

Bsafe offers an intervention to
prevent further violence and
enables women and children to
remain in their own homes and
communities.

The Bsafe Pilot Project has been completed

The Bsafe Final Report demonstrates that it is imperative that Bsafe is implemented as a safety option for all rural women and children escaping family violence in Victoria.
To view the final report with recommendations please download:

Bsafe Final Report 2011
Size 2.1MB

Bsafe Summary of Findings 2011
Size 391KB

Bsafe Pilot Project Interim Evaluation Report 2007 – 2010
Size 935KB

Bsafe Pilot Project

A Women's Health Goulburn North East and Victoria Police initiative. The Bsafe Project is a pilot project funded from 2007-2010 available to victims of family violence and sexual assault in the HUME REGION of Victoria.

Bsafe focuses on improving safety for the most vulnerable women and children escaping violence, abuse and sexual assault. Bsafe offers a way for police and service providers to continue to work towards improved outcomes for women and children escaping violence.

The system offers a pendant which operates through a home telephone line and a mobile unit, similar to a mobile phone. When pressed the alarm is sent to the VitalCall response centre who will monitor and alert 000 for Police to respond.

Bsafe is designed to:

Reduce the incidence of family violence and sexual assault within the community
Improve safety and security
Reduce fear of assault and abuse
Improve response and risk assessment
Facilitate early intervention and arrest repeat offender
Ensures victims have the option of remaining safely in their homes

The Bsafe kits are installed into a victims home by Vitalcall and connected through the home telephone line.

There are 3 Bsafe kit options.
1. VitalCall Mobile Companion Unit; looks like a mobile phone and has 3 buttons which will either alert Chubb Security who assess the call and alert police or pressed in sequence will dial 000

2. VitalCall Landline Unit, with Pendant; when the pendant is pressed, Chubb Security then assess the call and alert the police.

3.Mobile phone (prepaid) and supplied by Telstra Country Wide for those who do not have a mobile phone

Key Points

The Bsafe Pilot Project targets people in the context of intimate partner relationships who have experienced family violence and /or sexual assault, and their children.

To be eligible for a Bsafe kit you need to:

Have a current or interim Intervention Order that excludes the offender from coming within a specified distance of your property.
The Intervention Order needs to be obtained in Victoria or you have registered an interstate equivalent Order in Victoria.
Be at risk of that Intervention Order being breached
Have a risk assessment completed by a family violence or sexual assault service.
Remain in contact with the family violence/sexual assault service whilst the Bsafe kit is in place.

For further information please contact:
Rachael Mackay
Bsafe Project Worker
Tel 03 5722 3009 Email r.mackay@whealth.com.au

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