Court Support 4 kids

The Court Support 4 Kids program aims to reduce the stress and impact of the court process on children and their mothers, and protect them from further traumatisation.

A trained children’s worker is based at the court, providing support to women while they attend to family violence legal matters.

Court Support 4 Kids directly addresses the difficulties faced by women affected by family violence attending court accompanied by their children. Many women are forced to bring their children to court due to safety concerns, and lack of short term day-care.

Not only are the children a distraction to women seeking legal support: the experience can be detrimental to the emotional wellbeing of children, as they are subjected to the retelling of family violence incidents.

Court Support 4 Kids operates  at Sunshine and Ballarat Magistrates’ Courts.