The NSW Domestic Violence Helpline (DV Line) is this year marking 30 years of service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Commencing in 1993, the NSW DV Line is a government-funded 24\/7 helpline which provides a dedicated service for women escaping violence. Services include crisis counselling, support and referrals to refuges and other services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the past year, the DV Line received approximately 18,000 calls from women across NSW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Jodie Harrison said, <\/strong>\u201cThe NSW Domestic Violence Helpline is a crucial support service for women and their children escaping domestic violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “We know that domestic and family violence crosses the boundaries of age and culture, so a tailored approach to helping victim-survivors ensures they get the right support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAs a government we are committed to taking meaningful action to prevent domestic violence across our state, however, DV Line is a vital resource for those who do experience domestic and family violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe DV Line empowers callers to explore options and make informed choices, helping them find safety and independence.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n A victim-survivor of domestic violence who utilised DV Line said, \u201cThe DV Line staff helped me to feel heard and supported me to stay safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThey told me about my options and empowered me to make my own choices.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Women who are currently experiencing, or who have experienced, domestic violence can call the DV Line on 1800 65 64 63launch<\/a>, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Staff and sector partners will mark the anniversary with an event highlighting the outstanding advocacy and service of individual staff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The NSW Domestic Violence Helpline (DV Line) is this year marking 30 years of service. Commencing in 1993, the NSW DV Line is a government-funded 24\/7 helpline which provides a dedicated service for women escaping violence. Services include crisis counselling, support and referrals to refuges and other services. In the past year, the DV Line … Continue reading “NSW Domestic Violence Helpline 30th anniversary”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23929"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23930,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23929\/revisions\/23930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}