Legal Aid NSW has launched a new Central Coast Domestic Violence Unit to provide legal assistance, advocacy and social support to victims of domestic and family violence.
The Unit, which is funded by the Commonwealth, will be based at Gosford, but will deliver specialist support to other Central Coast locations where need has been identified.
"This new Domestic Violence Unit will put committed professionals on the ground who specialise in supporting and advocating for victims of violence,” explained Legal Aid NSW Family Law Director Kylie Beckhouse.
"Domestic violence does not discriminate and it can affect people from all walks of life and from all postcodes,” she said. “We know however that the Central Coast is a region where there is significant need for legal and non-legal responses to this often hidden menace."
"The dedicated social worker and lawyers who make up the Central Coast Domestic Violence Unit will help give victims in this region a voice by offering a wrap-around service that takes all their needs into account,” she added. "Our service will work closely with those local organisations that already do so much important work in tackling family violence in this community.”
Specialist advice will be available for clients facing legal issues including divorce, child abduction and financial abuse. In addition, a dedicated social worker will support vulnerable clients who have experienced domestic and family violence, whether by helping women and children keep a roof over their head, contacting Centrelink on their behalf or connecting them with counsellors.
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