Vic to overhaul family violence response

There's no silver bullet to stop family violence but Australia's first royal commission into the issue has made more than 200 recommendations to help the Victorian and federal governments try to eliminate it.

Victoria will implement all 227 recommendations outlined in the Victorian Royal Commission into Family Violence report, which urges a focus on children, changes to federal and state laws and systems, and more money from both tiers of government.

It is unclear how much it will cost because the report, released on Wednesday, does not say how much should be allocated to the "whole of community" response it says Victoria desperately needs.

Premier Daniel Andrews did not give a figure either, saying fixing Victoria's broken family violence system was not about saving money.

"This is about saving lives," he told reporters.

"This is not a cost, it's a profound investment."

Commissioner Marcia Neave believes Victorians will support investments in protecting children and preventing victims from ongoing abuse.

"We recommend a focus on children, the silent victims of family violence," Ms Neave said.

"We hope all members of the community will play a part in the process.

"There is no silver bullet which will stop it overnight."

Ms Neave says a lot of good work is already being done in the sector but the system needs to be transformed to match growing demand.

"We haven't done enough to prevent family violence, to intervene early, or stop it escalating," she said.

The measures cut across many government portfolios and will require long-term planning.

They include more funding for family violence services, and new measures to streamline co-operation between police and government agencies.

Victoria Police has been urged to change the way it manages and reports family violence.

The royal commission wants Victoria to ask the Commonwealth for help.

Medicare should be expanded to include domestic violence health services, and Victoria should ask COAG to expand its funding of family law legal services.

COAG should develop a single database so family violence reports, child protection and family law orders can be shared across the states, territories, and the Commonwealth.

Victoria should also develop a centralised state-based database, led by Victoria Police, to improve risk management, the report says.

Mr Andrews will raise these recommendations at the next COAG meeting on Friday.

The royal commission was a 2014 election promise by Mr Andrews following the death of 11-year-old Luke Batty earlier that year at the hands of his father.

The tragedy spurred his mother, Rosie, to campaign for reform, and on Wednesday Ms Batty said she was thrilled by the work being done to improve services.

"I think this is a huge turning point in our society," she told reporters.

"It's sad that it happens through tragedy, but now here we are."

In the last Victorian budget, the government set aside $80 million for measures to counter family violence.