Key information
- Status: Not open for application
- Grant amount: $900,000
Program objective
The NSW Government has committed a total of $900,000 over three years to fund and test Post MBCP support in NSW for men who have completed an MBCP.
The Post MBCP Pilot includes behaviour change, integrated case management and continuous risk assessment through the RSSF.
The objective of the Post MBCP Pilot is to:
- Support men to sustain accountability and make positive changes to reduce their use of violence following completion of a MBCP
- Maintain survivor and child safety as the central indicator of program effectiveness
- Test components including integrated case-management structures
- Establish clear workforce, supervision and cultural governance arrangements to support program integrity
- Generate empirical and practice-based evidence to inform statewide MBCPs and long-term service design.
The pilot program positions Post MBCP support as a continuum of survivor-centred, risk-responsive pathways. It integrates participant case management, balances flexibility with accountability, and embeds survivor advocacy, cultural safety, and robust governance.
This program is administered by Department of Communities and Justice.
Grant recipients
Recipients for this program were selected to meet the program objectives.
Eligible recipients were invited to participate and were required to meet the objectives.
What was approved
Approved for Plus Community
Plus Community will deliver a robust, evidence-based Post Men’s Behaviour Change Program (MBCP) support model in Orange, fully aligned with the NSW Post MBCP Accountability and Safety Support Model and Practice Standards. Building on our established Duluth-informed MBCP and integrated domestic and family violence (DFV) system across Orange and Lithgow, this program provides structured, ongoing intervention designed to sustain behaviour change and prioritise the safety of women and children. The program will deliver approximately 40 hours of targeted support per participant, combining modular group work, individual accountability sessions, and integrated case management. Rolling post-program groups will revisit key themes—coercive control, accountability, respectful relationships, and safe parenting—while gradually tapering engagement to support long-term change. Fortnightly one-on-one sessions will reinforce responsibility-taking and behavioural reflection, while DFV-informed case management will address destabilising factors such as housing, mental health, and service access. Partnerships with specialist providers will extend pathways into safe parenting and pro-social engagement programs. Our approach is grounded in the Duluth model and the NSW Risk–Needs–Responsivity framework, ensuring interventions are tailored to individual risk, needs, and capacity. Structured therapeutic tools will support men to develop self-regulation, challenge harmful beliefs, and maintain non-violent behaviours between sessions. Central to the program is a strong, survivor-focused safety framework. Dedicated Family Safety Workers will maintain proactive contact with partners and ex-partners, providing advocacy, safety planning, and ongoing risk assessment using recognised NSW tools. Weekly multidisciplinary risk reviews and clear escalation pathways will ensure responsive, coordinated safety management across the service system. Grant funding will enable delivery of these integrated activities, strengthen partnerships, and support rigorous monitoring and evaluation. Expected outcomes include reduced coercive control, increased accountability among participants, improved safety and wellbeing for victim survivors and children, and strengthened system-wide responses. This pilot will also contribute critical evidence to inform future DFV service design and investment.
$900,000 was approved by
DCJ delegated decision makerDate approved
May 2026Location of the project
Orange 2800Location of the recipient
Orange 2800About the grant
Applications approved
1
Applications received
14
Post Men's Behaviour Change Program (MBCP) Pilot Grant
Program term
30/06/2026Support and contact
Innovative DFV Perpetrator Responses Team
Grant Design and Support
GrantDesignandSupport@dcj.nsw.gov.au
Strategy Policy and Commissioning
Department of Communities and Justice