Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre
Penelope Cottrill is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in consultancy, leadership, and governance. Currently serving as a Principal Consultant at Bendelta since February 2025, Penelope also holds the position of Non Executive Director at Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre. Previously, roles included Executive Manager, Education and Research at the Workplace Gender Equality Agency and Principal at Deloitte. Notably, Penelope was a Principal and practice lead at Nous Group, where leadership involved overseeing the national Organisational Performance and Leadership practice. Additional contributions include advisory roles with the Plato Project and Loop, as well as tutoring at the University of Cambridge. Penelope's academic credentials include an MSc in Behavioral Science from The London School of Economics and a BA in Philosophy from The Australian National University.
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Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre
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Safe Steps is the only 24/7 family violence response centre in Victoria, providing a state-wide entry point for victim-survivors of domestic and family violence. Our services include: • Information and referral • Crisis response • Specialist family violence risk assessment • Safety planning • Access to supported accommodation We also provide specialist trauma counselling on behalf of the national sexual assault, domestic and family violence counselling service, 1800 RESPECT. We provide services to all victim-survivors and recognise that most of our work is dedicated to the needs of women and children, which reflects the gendered nature of domestic and family violence. *Please note: Family violence support is not available through LinkedIn * This page is for sharing news and the latest information about our service and sector. Due to the nature of our work, and for your own privacy, please do not share individual accounts and details of family violence, even in direct messages to us. We may remove comments with personal information and experiences of family violence if we believe privacy may be a concern. Safe Steps’ core values are; Courageous, Feminist, Empowering, Inclusive, Respectful and Reflective. We aim to communicate in line with these values at all times. When commenting on a post or responding to a comment, please be kind and courteous. We also ask that you don’t deliberately derail the conversation with information or commentary that is irrelevant or off-topic. We will remove or turn off comments on posts if there are any offensive, hateful or discriminatory comments, or content that is otherwise inappropriate and against our core values. We may remove comments that contain misinformation, or misleading or harmful information. Safe Steps adheres to and supports all public health measures as outlined on the government website https://www.vic.gov.au/. Please do not use this LinkedIn page as a place to debate public health measures.