This Family and Domestic Violence Prevention Month, The Separation Guide has launched a national campaign to support victim survivors navigating separation and divorce.
I Care About Conflict is a collaborative initiative that calls on legal professionals, tech innovators, employers, and insurers to sponsor victim survivors through the crucial early stages of separation, where we have the best chance to minimise conflict.
Sponsorship provides recipients with one-year access to the SepGuideTM Plan, which includes access to legal and financial advice,** resources and guidance to help reduce costs, conflict and confusion.
Reducing conflict matters. For every victim survivor sponsored, you will remove an average of 150 days’ stress from their life and generate $210,000 of social impact. And, for every 10 plans sponsored, The Separation Guide will also donate one — increasing your impact.
Together, let's measure our collective efforts to change the course of conflict and deliver greater access to justice for abuse victims.
You can read more about SepGuideTM Plan and inclusions here. With each plan purchased you will be providing a victim survivor of family violence with 12-month access to the SepGuideTM Plan. For Supporter Plus Plans that includes access to four sessions with professionals, providing them with vital access to legal and financial advice at this critical time.
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Victim survivors sponsored to date.
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Collective social impact achieved.*
Join the movement
Sponsor now*Every person supported generates an estimated $210,000 in avoided legal, health, and social costs to society.
Thanks to sponsorship from these businesses, we're able to provide vital support to victim survivors who need it most:
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SepGuide™ Plan subscribers receive professional advice from The Separation Guide authorised Network Members below:
Want to join the network? Find out more here.
How does it work?
For victims seeking support
Complete the Q&A and create a Support Hub account. Those eligible will receive an emailed code to access the SepGuide™ Plan for free.
For sponsors
Enter your details in the form below and feel good about supporting someone in need.
For everyone
Share the message on social media using #ICareAboutConflict. Read and share tips on how to be a conflict-conscious supporter.
Join the movement and sponsor now
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**You can read more about SepGuideTM Plan and inclusions here. With each plan purchased you will be providing a victim survivor of family violence with 12-month access to the SepGuideTM Plan. For Supporter Plus Plans that includes access to four sessions with professionals, providing them with vital access to legal and financial advice at this critical time.
If you, or someone you know is being subjected to domestic or family violence and abuse, dial 000 in an emergency or click here to access more essential support services to help you through.
FAQs
How are you protecting the safety of family violence victim survivors?
These processes were developed in consultation with family violence agencies and include content and support resources from various trauma-informed experts including White Ribbon Australia, clinical psychologists and qualified legal professionals. The SepGuideTM Plans provide family violence victims with information and support across all stages of separation and is tailored to their circumstances, location and needs.
How are family violence victims identified and validated?
How is the privacy of victims protected?
How does the SepGuideTM Plan remove 150 days from the process?
This data has been further substantiated by JustFund, a legal loan provider, who noted that The Separation Guide clients require less than 50% of the funding compared to those not having access to the resources.
By reducing conflict, we help reduce impact to mental health, reduce the burden to the family courts and protect the safety of our community.
Is my sponsorship tax deductible?
Donations to DGR-endorsed organisations are tax-deductible as a charitable donation. However, sponsorship is treated as a business expense, deductible only to the extent that it relates to advertising, marketing, or business promotion that is aimed at generating future income. Sponsors will receive a "tax invoice" for marketing services rendered (e.g., logo placement, advertising exposure). Unlike a DGR, which prohibits advertising of the support provided, a sponsorship can be promoted via prominent logo placement, speaking opportunities, media mentions, social media campaigns, etc.
In this way, sponsors participating in this campaign can enhance brand exposure while still claiming tax deductions through regular business expenses. If you need further clarification, please seek professional tax advice.
What happens if demand outstrips supply from sponsors?
In 2024, more than 52,000 women were turned away from women’s legal services due to funding shortages, despite seeking help to leave domestic and family violence situations. This equates to about 1,000 women being denied vital legal assistance every week.
These figures only highlight the critical need for this campaign - and for corporate Australia to get behind it. The more sponsorships we can secure, the more individuals gain access to professional advice, services and resources to change their lives.
What is The Separation Guide?
The Separation Guide is a divorce technology platform and social enterprise set up to minimise the cost, conflict and confusion of separation and divorce. The platform looks at the systemic issues that cause conflict and unfair agreements that impact longterm health and financial wellbeing within our communities.
They work with consumers and professionals, along with supporting downstream stakeholders such as employers, insurers, superfunds and government to help solve this issue that causes $101 billion of social impact every year in Australia.
The Separation Guide goals are to:
- reduce conflict through the separation process
- deliver greater access to justice for women
- reduce stress to improve mental health outcomes
… and ultimately, be part of creating a world where gender equality can be a reality.
For every 10 SepGuideTM Plans sold, The Separation Guide donates one to a victim of family and domestic violence.