Child and Family Violence Information Sharing Schemes

Resources

Information Sharing and Family Violence Reforms: Guidance and Tools

For more detailed information on how schools can embed information sharing and MARAM, refer to Information Sharing and Family Violence Reforms: Guidance and Tools.

This comprehensive resource is designed to support schools to:

• implement information sharing in their workplaces
• share information confidently, safely, and appropriately to improve children’s and families’ wellbeing and safety, and manage family violence risk
• meet their responsibilities under MARAM
• identify and respond to family violence in a safe and consistent way and make better reports and referrals.

This publication also includes interactive templates and tools to support schools to use information sharing and MARAM safely and appropriately. They include scenarios of how information sharing can occur in schools, decision trees and downloadable Word templates to help schools:

• better understand how to use CISS and FVISS
• keep accurate records
• request information
• share information
• decline requests
• record complaints.

To access the tools and resources, refer to:

• Tools for staff who use CISS and FVISS
• Tools for school and service leaders.

There is a range of online resources and professional learning available on the Child Information Sharing Scheme (CISS) and Family Violence Information Sharing Scheme (FVISS).

Training (online via webinar and eLearn)

Training is available via eLearn or webinar. For more information, refer to 'Information sharing training (Education workforces)' on Training for the information sharing and MARAM reforms.

Ministerial guidelines

The ministerial guidelines for the information sharing schemes provide detailed guidance about the circumstances under which information can be shared between professionals. The ministerial guidelines are legally binding for all information sharing entities. Refer to:

• Child Information Sharing Scheme Ministerial Guidelines
• Family Violence Information Sharing Scheme.

Child Link

Child Link is a key enabler of the Child Information Sharing Scheme (CISS) with the complementary aim of improving wellbeing and safety outcomes for children and young people. It is a digital tool that displays information about a child to authorised key professionals who have responsibility for child wellbeing and safety. In a school, this is for the children enrolled in that school. Refer to Child Link.

Other helpful links

• Information Sharing Entity (ISE) list
• Child Information Sharing Scheme – for additional information including resources for families and communities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
• Family Violence Support – for more information about MARAM
• PROTECT
• Best Interests Framework for Vulnerable Children and Youth
• Child Safe Standards
• Framework for Improving Student Outcomes
• Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (VEYLDF)