1. Creating Health Justice Networks in the West

2. Werribee Area One of the fastest growing areas in the country Culturally diverse area Mix of young families and aging individuals/couples Significant social-economic issues Significant family violence

3. Werribee Mercy Hospital Hospital expansion underway 8 delivery rooms and 24 maternity beds Over 3000 births in the 2014/15 financial year Aim to increase this number by 20% this financial year

4. WEst Justice Large, not-for-profit community legal centre in Melbourne’s West Provides free legal information, advice, casework, referrals to the most vulnerable in Melbourne’s western suburbs Delivers community legal education and professional development training to workers Undertakes significant policy, advocacy and project work that responds to high levels of unmet need in Melbourne’s West Focuses on family violence, health justice partnership, newly arrived and refugee communities, youth, employment law, consumer law and other civil areas of law

5. Legal Clinics WEst Justice obtained funding for 2 specific services to operate at WMH: Mental Health patients who have accrued fines Pregnant women experiencing Family Violence

6. Legal Clinics Family Violence Clinic: ½ day a week Located in antenatal clinic Self referral or via Social Work

7. Health Justice Network Grew from WEst Justice & WMH partnership: Network of community, health & legal organisations Promotes effective referral pathways Strengthen relationships Opportunity to work on cross-sector issues such as Indigenous health, young mums etc

8. Mercy Hospital for Women Work starting to replicate the Family Violence clinic with Darebin Community Legal Centre

9. Successful Partnerships Keys to success: Communication Drivers Evaluation