[3] Safe Home follows the story of Phoebe Rook, a young communications specialist, who leaves her job at a prominent law firm in Melbourne to work at a community legal centre specialising in family violence that is being threatened with the withdrawal of funding.
Meanwhile in a small town in country Victoria, hardworking grandmother Diana (Janet Andrewartha) struggles to adjust to life after her controlling husband Jon (Mark Mitchinson) retires from his job.
Phoebe gets media coverage for FVLS after speaking with her journalist friend Layla who tells her that her editor is sick of reporting on domestic violence and wants a bigger story.
Cherry has limited English language and she struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from an attempt by her husband Kelvin (Yuchen Wang) to drown her in the bath.
Eve is happy about the centre being saved but Jenny realises something is up with Phoebe after the visit to court with David she feels that she is unable to cope.. Phoebe reveals in an interview with the police that she learned of an interim violence order (IVO) being placed on Grace (Antonia Prebble) by Julian (Thomas Cocquerel), and is rocked by the revelations that there is video proof of Julian attacking Grace while the two were at work.
Ry speaks with her boss who she pays the money she owes him for sleeping in the shop, he tells her that he has fired Xander.
Eve reveals that she is leaving FVSL after what happened as she decides to carry on Grace's memory by taking over the role she has left vacant.
The four-part miniseries was produced by Imogen Banks, directed by Stevie Cruz-Martin and created by playwright Anna Barnes, inspired by her time working at a family legal centre in Melbourne.
[6] During media pre-screenings of Safe Home David Knox of TV Tonight called the series "One of SBS's best dramas in years"[9] and praised the show for dealing with the topic.