Budget to boost funding for NSW women’s health centres
Illawarra Mercury – Maeve Bannister Women’s health centres will receive a funding boost in the NSW budget to help increase staff numbers, reduce counselling waitlists and provide more services. The state’s 20 centres provide tailored care for women and assist with physical, mental, sexual and reproductive health services. More than 50,000 women, predominantly those who […]
Staff sought for Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre in Illawarra
Illawarra Mercury – Natalie Croxon People who want to work at the Australian-first Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre are asked to signal their interest, as the organisation leading the project looks ahead to recruitment. The Illawarra Women’s Health Centre has advertised an expressions of interest process for staff for the centre, which will provide multidisciplinary, wrap-around […]
NSW Police Force forms Domestic and Family Violence Registry
Illawarra Mercury – Natalie Croxon NSW Police Force has established a new team it says will improve the prevention and investigation of domestic and family violence across the state, but one Illawarra expert says the approach risks missing many perpetrators. The Domestic and Family Violence Registry will provide advice, guidance, and responses to domestic and […]
Domestic abuse and suicide: a hidden tragedy
Illawarra Mercury – Laura Brooks When I was 12 my grandmother suicided. Throughout my early years, when she was alive, and after she was gone, I sought to understand why she did not want to stay among the living. When I was seeking answers, I never once stopped to consider the impact the ongoing abuse […]
Illawarra Health workers welcome increased access to medical abortions
Illawarra Mercury – Kate McIlwain Medical abortions will be much easier to access for Illawarra residents from next month, as loosened restrictions allow all doctors and nurse practitioners to prescribe the two-part medication that terminates pregnancy and all pharmacies to stock it. Currently, women who want a medical, rather than surgical, abortion are directed to […]
Illawarra Women’s Health Centre to raise awareness, funds for women seeking abortion
Illawarra Mercury – Natalie Croxon As Illawarra women in need of an abortion continue to face barriers accessing the health procedure, a local organisation hopes to cut through the myths and stigma surrounding the issue while raising money to support those in need. The Illawarra Women’s Health Centre will next month host a live event […]
‘We need to have a say’: New course to help domestic violence survivors become advocates
Illawarra Mercury – Kate McIlwain There’s no more powerful way to understand the impact of domestic violence than through the eyes of someone who has experienced it. But according to Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre director Lula Dembele – herself a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and domestic violence as an adult – women who […]
Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre appoints advocate Lula Dembele as director
Illawarra Mercury – Natalie Croxon When Lula Dembele was in her early 20s, she began looking for somewhere to help her address the trauma that stemmed from her childhood sexual abuse. She had also experienced domestic violence as an adult, knew there was a pattern and didn’t want that continuing throughout her life – but […]
Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre set to open this year after grant agreement signed
Illawarra Mercury – Natalie Croxon The groundbreaking Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre is set to deliver services to victim-survivors of domestic, family and sexual violence by the end of the year. The Illawarra Women’s Health Centre and the federal government on Monday signed a grant agreement for $25 million over five years for the centre’s operational […]
Experts say secure rentals, not home ownership scheme, needed for domestic violence victim-survivors
Illawarra Mercury – Natalie Croxon Illawarra experts on domestic violence say the state government needs to focus first on providing secure, affordable rental housing for victim-survivors, rather than home ownership. The NSW government has announced it will establish a taskforce to investigate extending the Shared Equity Home Buyer Helper program to victim-survivors of domestic violence, including […]
