Lynda Andrews

NSW Health Education Centre Against Violence

The NSW Health Education Centre Against Violence (ECAV) has been established for over 30 years as a state-wide unit responsible for workforce development in the specialist areas of prevention and response to violence, abuse and neglect, including a specific focus on Aboriginal and Cultural and Linguistically Diverse Communities (CALD). ECAV provides state-wide face to face and online worker training, community awareness and development programs, agency and policy consultation, clinical supervision and resource development for NSW Health, other government and non-government organisations. ECAV Manages a number of statewide NSW Health workforce development initiatives such as the Adult Sexual Assault Medical & Forensic Care; Violence, Abuse & Neglect Specialist Support & Counselling Services; Aboriginal Family Wellbeing & Violence Prevention Network; Domestic Violence Routine Screening Implementation and Child Protection Facilitator Training. ECAV has 6 training portfolio areas: Aboriginal Programs Cultural Equity and Domestic Violence Disability and Sexual Violence Integrated Violence Abuse and Neglect (VAN) Medical and Forensic Men's Domestic and Family Violence Interventions ECAV has a dual governance structure: the Prevention and Response to Violence, Abuse and Neglect (PARVAN, Ministry of Health) provides strategic leadership; and Integrated and Community Health, WSLHD oversee operational functions. ECAV are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce that is safe and comfortable for all people and communities including Aboriginal people, Refugee and Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Communities and the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & intersex (LGBTQI) community.