Queensland police has expanded it’s Domestic and Family Violence Units as well as its Vulnerable Persons Units across the state.
The DFVVPUs work to address high risk Domestic and family incidents and offer ongoing support across the CQ policing region.
The expansion means more trained officers working at local levels to provide specialist assistance and intervene early to prevent repeat offending.
As part of Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month, the QPS will continue to highlight its statewide efforts to educate, protect, and intervene in DFV matters, ensuring support is available for those who need it.
There will also be more means for police to connect victim-survivors with support services.
DFV is not just a police issue, it is a community issue impacting people and communities around the world.
QPS Assistant Commissioner Kath Innes, of the Domestic, Family Violence and Vulnerable Persons Command said preventing DFV requires a whole-of-community approach, where speaking up can save lives.
“Domestic and family violence thrives in silence,” Assistant Commissioner Innes said.
“The most powerful thing we can do as a community is to speak up, whether that’s checking in on someone we’re worried about, offering support, or reporting concerns to police,” she said.
“Police play a critical role in responding to DFV, holding offenders to account, and protecting victim-survivors, but we cannot do this alone.”
In the last period Queensland police responded to more than 175,000 DFV related calls, with 8,000 breaches of protection orders recorded in Central Queensland in 2024.
