Keeping Women Safe in their Home initiative

Keeping Women Safe in their Home (KWSITH) is a key initiative of the Australian Government’s National plan to end violence against women and children 2022–2032​​ and is part of a coordinated cross-government response with the aim to enhance home security and the personal safety of women and their children impacted by domestic and family violence (DFV).

Since 2016, the Queensland Government—in partnership with the Australian Government and specialist DFV providers—has delivered the KWSITH initiative. Continued investment of $4.480 million from 2024 until 2027 will continue to deliver support services for women and children, providing risk assessments, safety planning, therapeutic counselling and support activities, and personal and property security audits and upgrades, including technology solutions.

The KWSITH initiative assists women and their children who are experiencing DFV to remain safer in their home—when it is safe and appropriate to do so—assisting them to maintain contact with their established support networks including family, friends, workplaces, schools and childcare facilities.

The personal and home security upgrade solutions and technologies delivered can include:

  • personal duress alarms with 24/7 monitoring through an external security service
  • CCTV home security cameras and alarms
  • dashboard security cameras
  • victim-focused smartphone technology applications
  • electronic sweeps, scans and debugging of victim’s homes and motor vehicles for surveillance technology
  • security screens and locks.

The Queensland KWSITH initiative operates as a coordinated cross-agency DFV response and is delivered through the relevant organisations to various locations across Queensland:

Last updated:
5 December 2024