Specialist services have been advocating for stronger data and evidence to improve system and service design. While we have a growing picture of the problem of violence, we don’t have a clear understanding of the system’s capacity to respond. Safety Measures is an innovative new sense-making program, led by six organisations across the Northern Territory, South Australia and Victoria, that aims to build a holistic picture of people’s support needs and experiences and inform more responsive, inclusive and evidence-based decision making about DFV service provision.