In May, as part of Budget 2019, the Government announced investment of $90.3 million over four years to strengthen support for victims/survivors and perpetrators of sexual violence.

Following this announcement, the Ministry of Social Development’s (MSD) Sexual Violence Service Development team visited currently contracted Sexual Harm Crisis Support Service (SHCSS) providers throughout the country to:
- Outline the purpose of the Budget 2019 investment, and services covered
- Hear directly from providers about what is working well with crisis support services, current challenges, and potential future opportunities with increased investment.

This document summarises key feedback themes from this engagement. This feedback, alongside work undertaken by MSD’s Sexual Violence Service Development team, will inform our partnership and work programme approaches for the future direction of the sexual violence work programme, and allocation of Budget 2019 funding. (From the Overview). Record #6480