Domestic violence: Six Western Sydney suburbs identified as ‘hot spots’

SIX Western Sydney suburbs have been identified as domestic violence “hot spots” by the government as part of a national action plan to curb violence against women.

Source: Daily Telegraph

Bankstown, Campbelltown, Mt Druitt, Parramatta, Blacktown and Penrith are regarded as “hot spots” and will receive priority attention in government programs. Some 17 per cent of domestic violence victims in the region don’t speak English and 49 per cent speak a language other than English at home.

The government said it is delivering “innovative wraparound support in DV hot spots” which includes a specialist domestic violence unit in Liverpool.

So concerning is the issue across Western Sydney that an Arabic-speaking lawyer and a social worker have been hired by the government to work at the Liverpool specialist unit.