Web resource:	http://www.pilch.org.au/Assets/Files/Dividing%20Walls.pdf
Type:	Report
Title:	Dividing walls : an examination of unmet legal needs in family law, family violence and child protection : women (and their accompanying children) who are homeless or at risk of homelessness
Authors:	PILCH Homeless Persons' Legal Clinic (HPLC)
Keywords:	Child protection;Family law;Legal issues;Housing
Year:	2012
Publisher:	Public Interest Law Clearing House
Notes:	The Homeless Persons’ Legal Clinic (HPLC) is a project of the Public Interest Law Clearing House (PILCH) in Victoria. The HPLC produced a report in 2007 summarising their research project which assessed the legal needs of women at risk of homelessness escaping family violence. It found that women’s legal needs fell into 2 categories: crisis legal needs and post-crisis legal needs. In 2009 the HPLC established a specialist women’s clinic hosted by St Kilda Crisis Contact Centre. This clinic assisted women in their post-crisis legal needs i.e. credit and debt issues, victim compensation, immigration, discrimination, fines, criminal law, tenancy and mortgage issues. However, clients increasingly needed legal assistance in the areas of family law, family violence and child protection matters which the HPLC could not provide. Dividing Walls:is the result of the HPLC Families Project; it identifies and evaluates the unmet crisis legal needs in the areas of family law, family violence and child protection of women and their children in Victoria who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. It contains data concerning the available legal services provided by community legal centres (CLCs) for clients escaping domestic violence and makes recommendations which address some of the gaps and barriers to accessing legal services in the areas of family law, family violence and child protection for women experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
Contents:	Executive summary About PILCH and the HPLC Context - Unmet legal needs and the HPLC Women's Project Assessment of crisis legal needs Map of available crisis legal services Nature of available legal services Gaps in current services available Barriers to access to target group Recommendations Annexure A – Definitions Annexure B – Scope of the Families Project Annexure C – Legal services data Annexure D – Metropolitan and Non-metropolitan maps and List of Legal Service Providers
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/18749
Physical description:	75 p.
Appears in Collections:	Reports

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