safe steps launches two new microsites for children and young people

safe steps is proud to announce the launch of two new microsites aimed at children and young people; safesteps4children.org.au and safesteps4youth.org.au.

safesteps4children.org.au is an interactive, simple to navigate site designed to assist young children who have experienced family violence and are entering safe house or refuge accommodation. It features colourful imagery, simple information and stimulating play activities that introduce and explain the concept of family violence to children in an age-appropriate way, while also helping them feel comfortable in a safe house or refuge setting.

The children's site also provides information for parents and specialist family violence support workers, including how family violence can affect children emotionally and behaviourally, how to create a safety plan that includes children, and how to help children who have witnessed violence start to recover and heal.