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The majority of Sydney Women’s Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service’s (WDVCAS) clients are women, however the service is also often required to provide assistance to children or young people in need of legal protection from domestic violence.

Under the NSW Domestic and Family Violence Reforms a new service delivery model will be launched in September 2014.

Q & A with Susan Smith, Coordinator of the Sydney Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service.

The aim of the new NSW Domestic Violence Justice Strategy is to make the criminal justice system more responsive to the needs of victims of domestic violence.

The Australian Medical Association NSW in partnership with Women’s Legal Services NSW has recently launched a new domestic violence resource for doctors.

It is enormously difficult for women dealing with domestic and family violence to tell their story to even one service provider.

NSW Police have launched a suite of new anti-domestic violence resources to promote community awareness of domestic violence and to encourage reporting to police.

Redfern Legal Centre's Aboriginal Specialist Domestic Violence Worker, Charmaigne, talks about what help is out there for women dealing with family and domestic violence.

The Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Amendment Act 2013 (NSW) was assented to on 11 November 2013 and will commence on a date to be fixed by proclamation.

Perpetrators of domestic violence commonly try to persuade victims to return home or prevent them leaving home by threatening to harm family pets.