Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service (WDVCAS)
Tender ID: 364160
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Legal Aid NSW administers NSW Government funding for 26 Women’s Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Services (WDVCAS) for women across the state. WDVCASs provide women experiencing domestic and family violence and their children with information, advocacy, support and referrals, particularly in relation to court processes.
WDVCASs also host a key component of the NSW Government’s Safer Pathway domestic violence reforms. Safer Pathway aims to ensure that all domestic violence victims receive a consistent, effective and timely response, regardless of where they live, and that victims at serious threat of injury or death receive a priority, integrated response.
As part of Safer Pathway, WDVCASs provide women victims with threat assessment, safety planning, case coordination and referral to a Safety Action Meeting (SAM) if necessary; and provide secretariat support for SAMs. SAMs are an integrated, cross-agency response to victims at serious threat of injury or death due to domestic violence.
In four locations, WDVCASs also provide social support to women going through family law proceedings under the Commonwealth-funded Family Advocacy and Support Service (FASS). The FASS is an integrated model of legal and social support for people involved in family law proceedings who are affected by domestic and family violence.
The four FASS locations are:
* Central Sydney/Eastern Suburbs WDVCAS
* Cumberland WDVCAS
* Greater Hunter WDVCAS
* Illawarra WDVCAS
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