Shoalhaven Staying Home Leaving Violence Program denies support to male clients

The Staying Home Leaving Violence (SHLV) program is state-wide service in NSW launched by former Minister for Women Linda Burney. We have assurances from the Office for Women that this program will be open to all victims of domestic violence regardless of gender. However, we have been reliably informed that the Shoalhaven SHLV service will only provide support to female clients. Nowhere in their published material is this mentioned. The reason for this discrimination is that the auspicing body (Waminda Women's Aboriginal Health) has a policy of only assisting women and children.