The Lismore, Kyogle and Richmond Valley local government areas are included in a list of six NSW regions to benefit from expanded state domestic violence survivor support services.
The state government on Sunday said more than a thousand extra women and children would have access to case management, thanks to expansion of the Integrated Domestic and Family Violence Service (IDFVS) to six new locations.
A government media release described the service as using a ‘whole of family case management approach, working with adult and children victim-survivors and the person using violence,’ with a focus on ‘maximising family safety’.
‘Case managers work with victim-survivors to assess their risk to support them, which can include safety planning, developing a personalised safety plan or connecting them with other services, as well as addressing the children’s needs,’ the release read.
The service also provided information and referrals to Men’s Behaviour Change Programs, or other support services for the person using violence.
An organisation called Rekindling the Spirit was to provide IDFVS to the state’s Northern region, covering Richmond Valley, Lismore, Kyogle LGAs.
The expanded services were part of $13.7 million to be invested over four years in ‘closing service gaps’ in regional and rural NSW.
Other new providers and regions listed were:
- Pathfinders in New England covering Inverell and Glen Innes LGAs;
- Wandiyali in Hunter covering Maitland and Cessnock LGAs;
- Mission Australia in Murrumbidgee covering Hilltops and Cootamundra-Gundagai LGAs;
- Maaruma-Li in Western covering Warrumbungle LGA
- Mirrimpilyi Muurpa-nara in Far West covering Broken Hill and Central Darling LGAs.
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