❓ The Minister details the development and benefits of the new Domestic Violence Advocacy Support Central (DVAS Central), a collaborative initiative bringing together various government and community services under one roof to support women experiencing domestic violence.
AnsweredQoN 1131Legislative Assembly
Asked
24 September 2003
Member
Portfolio
Community Development, Women’s Interests, Seniors and Youth
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I understand that the minister today launched a new domestic violence advocacy and support service. Will she provide some information on how the new service was developed and what community benefits it is expected to provide? Ms S.M. McHALE
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I am delighted to inform the House of a terrific initiative we launched today. It is known as Domestic Violence Advocacy Support Central, or DVAS Central. This initiative is different from other services. It is the first in Western Australia to bring together all the vital services that women who are victims of domestic violence need to access in their moments of crisis or when seeking help. For the first time, we have brought together under one roof the Police Service, the Department for Community Development, the Legal Aid Commission of Western Australia, the Department of Justice and Aboriginal family support workers. This has been done with the support of Lotterywest and money from the proceeds of crime. This is a very important initiative. People talk about joined-up government, and this is an example of a very practical joining up of services under one roof to be made available to women victims of domestic violence. The Department for Community Development has provided the family support worker to focus on children’s needs; the Western Australia Police Service has provided two officers and a communications system; the family and domestic violence unit has provided infrastructure through rents and telephone costs; the Department of Justice has granted $100 000 for the coordinator and the evaluation of the service; the Legal Aid Commission has agreed to provide a legal officer for 12 months; Lotterywest provided much of the centre’s equipment; the Yorgum Aboriginal Counselling Service will provide counselling for Aboriginal families; and the Women’s Multicultural Support and Advocacy Centre will provide a sessional worker. This service will also be used to train volunteers and students working in the field. At the launch this morning there was a very tangible positive feeling and a very practical demonstration of bringing organisations together with one common aim - to provide services that will work for women who are victims of domestic violence. One person from the Department of Justice said that, in all the years he had been working in the field of domestic violence, this was the first service in which he felt enormously positive, and that by bringing together agencies to work for women who are victims of domestic violence, there was a chance of something happening in a holistic way.
Ms S.M. McHALE replied: I am delighted to inform the House of a terrific initiative we launched today. It is known as Domestic Violence Advocacy Support Central, or DVAS Central. This initiative is different from other services. It is the first in Western Australia to bring together all the vital services that women who are victims of domestic violence need to access in their moments of crisis or when seeking help. For the first time, we have brought together under one roof the Police Service, the Department for Community Development, the Legal Aid Commission of Western Australia, the Department of Justice and Aboriginal family support workers. This has been done with the support of Lotterywest and money from the proceeds of crime. This is a very important initiative. People talk about joined-up government, and this is an example of a very practical joining up of services under one roof to be made available to women victims of domestic violence. The Department for Community Development has provided the family support worker to focus on children’s needs; the Western Australia Police Service has provided two officers and a communications system; the family and domestic violence unit has provided infrastructure through rents and telephone costs; the Department of Justice has granted $100 000 for the coordinator and the evaluation of the service; the Legal Aid Commission has agreed to provide a legal officer for 12 months; Lotterywest provided much of the centre’s equipment; the Yorgum Aboriginal Counselling Service will provide counselling for Aboriginal families; and the Women’s Multicultural Support and Advocacy Centre will provide a sessional worker. This service will also be used to train volunteers and students working in the field. At the launch this morning there was a very tangible positive feeling and a very practical demonstration of bringing organisations together with one common aim - to provide services that will work for women who are victims of domestic violence. One person from the Department of Justice said that, in all the years he had been working in the field of domestic violence, this was the first service in which he felt enormously positive, and that by bringing together agencies to work for women who are victims of domestic violence, there was a chance of something happening in a holistic way.
I am delighted to inform the House of a terrific initiative we launched today. It is known as Domestic Violence Advocacy Support Central, or DVAS Central. This initiative is different from other services. It is the first in Western Australia to bring together all the vital services that women who are victims of domestic violence need to access in their moments of crisis or when seeking help. For the first time, we have brought together under one roof the Police Service, the Department for Community Development, the Legal Aid Commission of Western Australia, the Department of Justice and Aboriginal family support workers. This has been done with the support of Lotterywest and money from the proceeds of crime. This is a very important initiative. People talk about joined-up government, and this is an example of a very practical joining up of services under one roof to be made available to women victims of domestic violence. The Department for Community Development has provided the family support worker to focus on children’s needs; the Western Australia Police Service has provided two officers and a communications system; the family and domestic violence unit has provided infrastructure through rents and telephone costs; the Department of Justice has granted $100 000 for the coordinator and the evaluation of the service; the Legal Aid Commission has agreed to provide a legal officer for 12 months; Lotterywest provided much of the centre’s equipment; the Yorgum Aboriginal Counselling Service will provide counselling for Aboriginal families; and the Women’s Multicultural Support and Advocacy Centre will provide a sessional worker. This service will also be used to train volunteers and students working in the field. At the launch this morning there was a very tangible positive feeling and a very practical demonstration of bringing organisations together with one common aim - to provide services that will work for women who are victims of domestic violence. One person from the Department of Justice said that, in all the years he had been working in the field of domestic violence, this was the first service in which he felt enormously positive, and that by bringing together agencies to work for women who are victims of domestic violence, there was a chance of something happening in a holistic way.
People talk about joined-up government, and this is an example of a very practical joining up of services under one roof to be made available to women victims of domestic violence. The Department for Community Development has provided the family support worker to focus on children’s needs; the Western Australia Police Service has provided two officers and a communications system; the family and domestic violence unit has provided infrastructure through rents and telephone costs; the Department of Justice has granted $100 000 for the coordinator and the evaluation of the service; the Legal Aid Commission has agreed to provide a legal officer for 12 months; Lotterywest provided much of the centre’s equipment; the Yorgum Aboriginal Counselling Service will provide counselling for Aboriginal families; and the Women’s Multicultural Support and Advocacy Centre will provide a sessional worker. This service will also be used to train volunteers and students working in the field. At the launch this morning there was a very tangible positive feeling and a very practical demonstration of bringing organisations together with one common aim - to provide services that will work for women who are victims of domestic violence. One person from the Department of Justice said that, in all the years he had been working in the field of domestic violence, this was the first service in which he felt enormously positive, and that by bringing together agencies to work for women who are victims of domestic violence, there was a chance of something happening in a holistic way.
At the launch this morning there was a very tangible positive feeling and a very practical demonstration of bringing organisations together with one common aim - to provide services that will work for women who are victims of domestic violence. One person from the Department of Justice said that, in all the years he had been working in the field of domestic violence, this was the first service in which he felt enormously positive, and that by bringing together agencies to work for women who are victims of domestic violence, there was a chance of something happening in a holistic way.
Ms S.M. McHALE replied: I am delighted to inform the House of a terrific initiative we launched today. It is known as Domestic Violence Advocacy Support Central, or DVAS Central. This initiative is different from other services. It is the first in Western Australia to bring together all the vital services that women who are victims of domestic violence need to access in their moments of crisis or when seeking help. For the first time, we have brought together under one roof the Police Service, the Department for Community Development, the Legal Aid Commission of Western Australia, the Department of Justice and Aboriginal family support workers. This has been done with the support of Lotterywest and money from the proceeds of crime. This is a very important initiative. People talk about joined-up government, and this is an example of a very practical joining up of services under one roof to be made available to women victims of domestic violence. The Department for Community Development has provided the family support worker to focus on children’s needs; the Western Australia Police Service has provided two officers and a communications system; the family and domestic violence unit has provided infrastructure through rents and telephone costs; the Department of Justice has granted $100 000 for the coordinator and the evaluation of the service; the Legal Aid Commission has agreed to provide a legal officer for 12 months; Lotterywest provided much of the centre’s equipment; the Yorgum Aboriginal Counselling Service will provide counselling for Aboriginal families; and the Women’s Multicultural Support and Advocacy Centre will provide a sessional worker. This service will also be used to train volunteers and students working in the field. At the launch this morning there was a very tangible positive feeling and a very practical demonstration of bringing organisations together with one common aim - to provide services that will work for women who are victims of domestic violence. One person from the Department of Justice said that, in all the years he had been working in the field of domestic violence, this was the first service in which he felt enormously positive, and that by bringing together agencies to work for women who are victims of domestic violence, there was a chance of something happening in a holistic way.
I am delighted to inform the House of a terrific initiative we launched today. It is known as Domestic Violence Advocacy Support Central, or DVAS Central. This initiative is different from other services. It is the first in Western Australia to bring together all the vital services that women who are victims of domestic violence need to access in their moments of crisis or when seeking help. For the first time, we have brought together under one roof the Police Service, the Department for Community Development, the Legal Aid Commission of Western Australia, the Department of Justice and Aboriginal family support workers. This has been done with the support of Lotterywest and money from the proceeds of crime. This is a very important initiative. People talk about joined-up government, and this is an example of a very practical joining up of services under one roof to be made available to women victims of domestic violence. The Department for Community Development has provided the family support worker to focus on children’s needs; the Western Australia Police Service has provided two officers and a communications system; the family and domestic violence unit has provided infrastructure through rents and telephone costs; the Department of Justice has granted $100 000 for the coordinator and the evaluation of the service; the Legal Aid Commission has agreed to provide a legal officer for 12 months; Lotterywest provided much of the centre’s equipment; the Yorgum Aboriginal Counselling Service will provide counselling for Aboriginal families; and the Women’s Multicultural Support and Advocacy Centre will provide a sessional worker. This service will also be used to train volunteers and students working in the field. At the launch this morning there was a very tangible positive feeling and a very practical demonstration of bringing organisations together with one common aim - to provide services that will work for women who are victims of domestic violence. One person from the Department of Justice said that, in all the years he had been working in the field of domestic violence, this was the first service in which he felt enormously positive, and that by bringing together agencies to work for women who are victims of domestic violence, there was a chance of something happening in a holistic way.
People talk about joined-up government, and this is an example of a very practical joining up of services under one roof to be made available to women victims of domestic violence. The Department for Community Development has provided the family support worker to focus on children’s needs; the Western Australia Police Service has provided two officers and a communications system; the family and domestic violence unit has provided infrastructure through rents and telephone costs; the Department of Justice has granted $100 000 for the coordinator and the evaluation of the service; the Legal Aid Commission has agreed to provide a legal officer for 12 months; Lotterywest provided much of the centre’s equipment; the Yorgum Aboriginal Counselling Service will provide counselling for Aboriginal families; and the Women’s Multicultural Support and Advocacy Centre will provide a sessional worker. This service will also be used to train volunteers and students working in the field. At the launch this morning there was a very tangible positive feeling and a very practical demonstration of bringing organisations together with one common aim - to provide services that will work for women who are victims of domestic violence. One person from the Department of Justice said that, in all the years he had been working in the field of domestic violence, this was the first service in which he felt enormously positive, and that by bringing together agencies to work for women who are victims of domestic violence, there was a chance of something happening in a holistic way.
At the launch this morning there was a very tangible positive feeling and a very practical demonstration of bringing organisations together with one common aim - to provide services that will work for women who are victims of domestic violence. One person from the Department of Justice said that, in all the years he had been working in the field of domestic violence, this was the first service in which he felt enormously positive, and that by bringing together agencies to work for women who are victims of domestic violence, there was a chance of something happening in a holistic way.
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