More funds needed for domestic violence sector: Hunter services

Helen Gregory
Updated April 14 2021 - 11:17pm, first published November 26 2020 - 7:37am
Help: VOCAL's Kerrie Thompson said more funding was needed so services "can put in the time and provide holistic support so that women can leave and be set up and be safe" and not restricted by lack of access to housing.
Help: VOCAL's Kerrie Thompson said more funding was needed so services "can put in the time and provide holistic support so that women can leave and be set up and be safe" and not restricted by lack of access to housing.

HUNTER services working with domestic violence survivors have welcomed funding for the sector, but said it still doesn't go far enough.

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Helen Gregory

Helen Gregory

Journalist

Helen Gregory joined the Newcastle Herald in 2010. She is the masthead’s education reporter and has written for the H2 and Weekender sections, as well as across a range of issues. Helen is a Walkley Award winning journalist and was also part of the Newcastle Herald team that won the United Nations World Environment Day Media Award for Environmental Reporting.

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