Persons interested in seeking information regarding family violence and legal protection or to discuss possible options regarding their family situation can contact the PAVE social workers during office hours.
Contact us at intake@pave.org.sg or 6555 0390 if you wish to seek support for yourself or someone close to you.
Application of Personal Protection Order
Applicants can apply for a PPO via iFAMS online application platform: https://ifams.gov.sg/sop/#iFAMS
PPO applications can only be done in the mornings from 9am-12pm.
For the affirmation, applicants will need to do so directly at the Family Justice Court (FJC) or PAVE. You can select the date and time at the end of the PPO application via iFAMS.
Here are some guides for applicants and respondents:
Link to applicant guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WYP7JyODMo
Link to respondent guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YPGtIWu0W4
Casework/ counselling is provided by professionally trained Social Workers who specialise in family violence. The services are opened to persons who abuse, survivors and child witnesses of abuse.
Trauma-Focused Counselling for Children
PAVE provides Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TFCBT) which aims to address the needs of children and adolescents aged 5 – 18 with post-traumatic stress symptoms and other difficulties related to traumatic life events.
Re-integrative Services for Families
Upon completion of the family violence programme, parenting support, family work and marital work may be offered to the families.
Contact us at intake@pave.org.sg or 6555 0390 if you wish to seek support for yourself or someone close to you.
Group work services for Persons Who Abuse (PWA)
This programme challenges the beliefs of persons who abuse and offers them alternatives to violence. This group is open to both mandatory and voluntary clients.
Group work for survivors of violence
This programme uses an empowerment model to work with survivors of violence. This group is open to both mandatory and voluntary clients.
Family group therapy
Post-violence marital, family and parenting groups are also conducted for those who have completed their individual counselling programmes.
Talks and public education programmes are conducted with the different stakeholders with the aim of building an informed community to take a stand against interpersonal violence.
Social workers provide training courses or workshops on family violence and other forms of interpersonal violence.
Social workers conduct research which contributes to a local body of knowledge.