The Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network invites service providers in the Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence (DFSV) (including child sexual abuse) and Mental Health sectors to attend an online information session.
As part of the Commonwealth funded Family, Domestic and Sexual violence pilot initiative, the PHN will procure additional services to deliver an integrated model of support for victim-survivors of sexual violence and child sexual abuse (SV and CSA). These services will closely link to existing family and domestic violence services commissioned by the PHN and increase the capacity and capability of primary care to better care for victim-survivors. The scope of these services will be co-design ahead of the Request for Proposal (RFP) being released in November 2023.
The Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network (HNECC PHN) is one of six PHNs that have been selected to pilot a new model of trauma-informed care to support victim-survivors of family, domestic and sexual violence commencing in 2024.
The PHN is supporting two primary care workers to attend She is not your rehab "How To Do The Work" half day training.
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A critical gap in the current domestic family violence (DFV) environment has been identified and addressed with the development of a pilot program providing timely primary health care including both physical and mental health for the victim and their children.
The RACGP is urging GPs to be on the look out for signs of abuse among patients as domestic violence escalates during the pandemic.