DFV common risk and safety framework

The Domestic and family violence common risk and safety framework (the CRASF) is part of the Queensland Government’s commitment to a Queensland free from domestic and family violence (DFV) where people feel safe in their homes and where children can grow and develop in safe, secure environments.

It is a whole-of-system framework that guides the delivery of integrated service responses to enhance the safety of victim-survivors and their children, and to hold persons using violence to account. It articulates a shared understanding, language, and common approach to recognising, assessing and responding to DFV, and offers guidance on best-practice approaches. The CRASF includes a suite of tools for screening, assessing and responding to DFV risk.

Version 1 of the CRASF was developed by Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety (ANROWS) in 2017. In 2021 the CRASF was revised to ensure contemporary best practice. Version 2 of the CRASF includes a new child screening tool, additional factors relating to coercive control and technology-facilitated abuse, a greater focus on children and priority population groups, improved cultural considerations, and an increased focus on the person using violence.

An evaluation of the CRASF and validation of the suite of tools is currently underway.

If you require information on the CRASF please send an email to DFVIntegratedServices@families.qld.gov.au.