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Three DFV linkers have been engaged as part of our RRR program to provide support for general practices, and minimise the waiting times for referral to appropriate services for patients.
The DFV Linker will be able to offer your practice advice, support and information to better enable identification and response to domestic and family violence.
Your DFV linker can provide your patient with over the phone, or face to face, support regarding DFV on:
Your DFV linker can provide your practice with over the phone, or face to face, support on:
DV West services are provided by women, for women and children and operate within a feminist framework and acknowledge that domestic violence is predominately gender-based. The DV West team have specialist expertise in trauma informed and domestic violence informed practice.
Sheryl has over two decades of experience with interdisciplinary expertise in DFV across the health, social services, justice and homelessness sectors. Sheryl is a strong and passionate advocate for women and children escaping DFV.
Sheryl will work in partnership with general practices to support them in providing lived-experience informed responses to improve patient health, safety and wellbeing.
Sheryl can be contacted via email or 0447 757 498. DV West Referral Form (Word), (Best Practice), (Medical Director).
Relationships Australia NSW has been supporting couples and families to have healthy safe relationships since 1948, and more specifically over the last 30 years has provided specialised services to address the prevalence and impact of DFV in our community.
Jodie’s extensive expertise in DFV and Mental Health spans more than 12 years, working alongside allied health professionals, co-ordinating support plans for patients, case management for both male and female victims of DFV, counselling, training and therapeutic groupwork facilitation including DFV psycho-education. She is experienced at helping patients move forward and build resilient and healthy future relationship. Jodie works with people from a range of diverse backgrounds, and assists with safety planning, advocacy, and referrals to support services.
Jodie can be contacted via email or 0435 753 497. Relationships Australia Referral Form (Word), (Best Practice), (Medical Director).
NCNS is an innovative grass-roots organisation that works across the Blue Mountains, Greater Western Sydney, Lithgow and Nepean areas. NCNS work through a model of partnership and collaboration, providing quality programs to support disadvantaged and vulnerable members of the local community to enable strength, inclusion and respect.
Alisha May, is a proud Kamilaroi woman, respectfully living and working on Darug country. Alisha May was raise and continues to live on the lands of the Dharawal nation as a proud member of the Aboriginal community. She is qualified Aboriginal health practitioner with a passion for helping improve better health outcomes in her community. Alisha May has previously worked in NSW Health as a female Aboriginal Liaison officer and as an administration officer in the Emergency department, in addition to the Department of Communities and Justice as an Aboriginal Child Protection caseworker, while also being a fulltime kinship carer.
Alisha May can be contacted via email or 0437 911 672. NCNS Referral Form (Word), (Best Practice), (Medical Director).
