The Backbone Collective is the first and only organisation to monitor the effectiveness of the system through the eyes of women and children escaping violence. Backbone surveys hundreds of women via its safe and confidential online platform, so we are able to gather extensive amounts of information on many issues for relatively low cost.
Women see the Backbone surveys as a powerful way to have their views taken into account and put forward to promote change.
November 1, 2019, the Backbone released its fourth anonymous survey, asking people who identify as female who are 16+ and have experienced some kind of family violence to say what kind of support and services they need to get safe, recover and rebuild their lives. The survey closed 1 December 2019.
