A Multilingual Campaign has been Launched in Victoria to Combat Family Violence

Melbourne, May 7, 2002. Police begin investigations at St.Vincents Hospital where a man was shot dead this afternoon. The man, a prisoner under-going medical treatment was shot whilst trying to escape. (AAP Image/Julian Smith) NO ARCHIVING

Police officers in front of Emergency at St Vincents hospital in Melbourne Source: DIG

A multilingual campaign has been launched in Victoria to combat alarming spike in the number of family violence incidents during the corona virus pandemic.


A major hospital has reported emergency cases have doubled while police checks have detected more than 700 offences in just a month.


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