I am advised:
Hunter New England Local Health District provides a range of services in the
Wallsend, Newcastle and Lake Macquarie areas, including the Child Protection
Counselling Service, Sexual Assault Service, Child and Family Health Team
and First Steps Parenting service. All of these services are capable of
supporting women and children affected by domestic violence when this is
identified through assessment as one of the issues requiring clinical support
and intervention.
A wide range of non-government organisations provide domestic violence
services including the Newcastle Domestic Violence Resource Centre, Newcastle
Family Support Service (Staying Home Leaving Violence) and Eastlakes Family
Support (all part of Staying Home Leaving Violence), DOVE (Drive Out Violence,
Eastlakes) and the Samaritans Domestic Violence Service. All women's refuges
offer counselling, advocacy, support and case management.
The John Hunter Children's Hospital Child Protection Team is staffed by
experienced allied health staff who provide crisis counselling and case
management to children, young people and families who present through John
Hunter Hospital or John Hunter Children's Hospital where physical abuse or
neglect is identified. The Senior Health Clinician on the Joint Investigative
Response Team, provides crisis support and counselling within the context of
the initial child protection and Police response.
The Hunter New England Local Health District Newcastle-based Sexual Assault
Service, Rural New Street Program, Aboriginal Family Violence Worker and the
Sexualised Behaviour Under 1 Os program provide services targeted at reducing
trauma for children and young people, which may include the trauma of
experiencing or witnessing domestic violence. The District's Specialist Child
and Adolescent Mental Health Services also works with children and young people
who experience moderate to severe mental health problems and their families and
carers. All clients are triaged appropriately to ensure they receive care as
quickly as possible based on their individual needs.
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