Welcome to the Domestic Abuse Resource and Training (DART) Institute.
DART is a registered harm prevention charity and Western Australia’s only dedicated specialist Family and Domestic Violence training organisation. With over 100 years of collective expertise, our team delivers evidence-based resources, prevention strategies, and response training nationwide.
We equip professionals across DFV and sexual violence services, community organisations, education, housing, family law, corrections, child and family services, health, government agencies, and corporate workplaces with the knowledge and skills to prevent and respond to violence effectively.
Our programs are developed and delivered by experts with direct practice experience in FDV and sexual violence. Covering prevention, foundational, tertiary, and specialist levels, our training provides a comprehensive approach to reducing harm.
Our core purpose is to prevent and reduce harm from family, domestic, and sexual violence by developing a workforce that is fully informed and equipped to respond across the entire service system.
Through evidence-based training, systemic advocacy, and innovative policy solutions, we strengthen prevention and intervention at primary, secondary, tertiary, and specialist levels.
As a registered harm prevention charity, DART Institute delivers expert consultation and education that drives system-wide improvement and lasting cultural change.
Our vision is to build a workforce that is informed, equipped, and empowered to prevent and respond safely, appropriately, and effectively to family, domestic, and sexual violence.
Our mission is to strengthen community and workforce capacity to prevent and respond to family, domestic, and sexual violence through evidence-based education, training, and awareness.
We collaborate with government, community services, health, justice, education, corporate sectors, and the resources industry to drive systemic change – creating safer homes, schools, workplaces, and communities where every person can live free from violence and fear.
At DART Institute, our mission is clear: to build community and workforce capacity to prevent and reduce harm from family, domestic, and sexual violence. We equip individuals, organisations, and communities with the knowledge, skills, and tools to create safe, effective, and lasting change.
Founded by a team of nationally and internationally recognised FDV professionals, DART was established to address a crisis that impacts millions of Australians. We recognised that awareness alone was not enough – systemic action, prevention, and capability building are essential. That is why we are committed to delivering expert-led training, organisational support, and systemic advocacy that transform how society understands, prevents, and responds to violence.
Education is at the heart of our work. We deliver evidence-based, trauma-informed training that equips professionals across specialist DFV and sexual violence services, allied sectors, education, housing and homelessness, legal systems, health, child and family services, government agencies, and corporate workplaces with the knowledge and skills to respond safely, appropriately, and effectively.
Our workshops, webinars, and courses challenge outdated perceptions, reduce stigma, and promote best-practice, harm-prevention responses.
As a registered harm prevention charity, DART drives systemic change so that family, domestic, and sexual violence is no longer hidden but addressed with urgency, care, and accountability. Through collaboration with partners, sector leaders, and survivor advocates, we contribute to a whole-of-system response – creating safer homes, schools, workplaces, and communities where every person can live free from violence and fear.
Reach and Impact: 2023 to 2024
Conference & event presentations to 453 attendees 5 across 64 organisations
1 community of practice event delivered to 12 attendees across 5 organisations
