New women's clinic at St Kilda Crisis Centre

The HPLC is very pleased to announce the opening of our 14th outreach location, a targeted service for women and their accompanying children, at the St Kilda Crisis Contact Centre in conjunction with its family violence outreach team. The clinic, which opened its doors on 16 June, is staffed by pro bono lawyers from Freehills.

The impetus for this outreach clinic came from a report the HPLC released in late 2007 in relation to the legal need of women (and accompanying children) who are homeless or at risk of homelessness as a result of family violence. The report found that there is a substantial amount of unmet legal need amongst vulnerable women in relation to ‘post crisis’ issues such as credit and debt, tenancy, and infringements. The report also found that over 70% of the HPLC’s clients were male. This statistic does not properly reflect the demographics for the homeless population.

As a result, the major recommendation coming out of the report was that the HPLC establish a targeted legal outreach clinic for women. The new clinic will provide the same types of services that the HPLC normally provides, but to do so in a way that is specific to women. Legal services are available every Tuesday (appointment or drop in) between 12pm and 3pm at the St Kilda Crisis Contact Centre.

Details

St Kilda Crisis Contact Centre (for women and their accompanying children)
29 Grey St
St Kilda 3182
Tuesdays 12pm - 2pm
Trams 79, 96, 112

Call us on 1800 606 313 if you would like to make an appointment.

The HPLC acknowledges the generous support of the Sidney Myer Fund.