Women Leaving Prison Services

Flat Out is an independent, not for profit, community-based organisation that is managed by and for women, trans and gender diverse people. Flat Out works directly with women who have experienced criminalisation and/or incarceration, and to improve the rights and conditions of women in prison. Flat Out works to prevent women from going to prison, and keeping women out of prison once they are released.

Locations/Addresses

Queen Victoria Women’s Centre Wurundjeri Country
Level 2, 210 Lonsdale Street,
Melbourne, Vic, 3000

Contact Numbers for Corresponding Locations

(03) 9372 6155

Catchment of Services

Statewide Service

Services/Programs

Outreach Support & Advocacy:

• Goal oriented support with no timeframes.
• Liaising with external services
• Advocacy with services
• Referrals to services
• Attending court and providing court support letters and reports
• Applications to external services for brokerage

Beyond Bricks & Bars:

• Community Peer-Ped Project that provides direct support to trans and gender diverse people in prison, at risk of incarceration and those returning to their communities from prison.

Beyond Survival: Family Violence & Policing:

• The policing family violence project responds to police accountability issues, duty failures and harms related to family violence policing. It seeks to intervene into and prevent the criminalisation of victim-survivors.

Family Violence Justice Project:

• Family Safety Victoria (FSV) funds Flat Out to undertake this project with the aim of improving the accessibility and responsiveness of the service system for women who are criminalised and experiencing family violence.

Website Link

https://www.flatout.org.au/

Group Programs

N/A

Client Referrals Process

Complete the intake form on the website and send the completed form to the intake team by emailing: [email protected]

For any further questions, contact the head office by calling (03) 9372 6155.

After Hours Support Availability

N/A

Agency Brokerage Options

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Secondary Consultations

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Information Sharing Requests Process

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