Womens Health Business Case Report

Women’s Health NSW Business Case – Appendix B

18. W.I.L.M.A WOMEN’S HEALTH CENTRE

NAME

WILMA Women’s Health Centre

WILMA WOMEN’S HEALTH CENTRE is an incorporated association and registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) as a Charity with Public Benevolent Institution status. Established in 1987, we provide women-centred health and wellbeing services that are empowering and evidence based, in a safe, supportive and holistic environment.

ABN

19 686 976 344

WEBSITE

https://www.wilma.org.au

FINANCIAL REPORTS Local Health District Primary LGA(s) Serviced

https://www.acnc.gov.au/charity/charities/325361d6-39af-e811-a963-000d3ad244fd/documents/

South Western Sydney LHD

Campbelltown LGA

NSW Electorate

Campbelltown; Leppington; Macquarie Fields; Camden

Federal Electorate

Macarthur

Site(s)

Campbelltown

Local Population & Health Indicators Campbelltown LGA has experienced almost 18% population growth over the last 10 years and growth is projected to continue over the coming decade. The LGA as a whole is relatively socioeconomically disadvantaged, and incorporates many low income areas with entrenched, intergenerational disadvantage. Over 20% of all families in the LGA are one-parent families. Reported rates of domestic and family violence in the area are above the NSW state average and have increased by 4.1% over the last three years. Rates of sexual assault also remain high and unchanged. In the South Western Sydney LHD, 20.5% of women report high, or very high, levels of psychological distress. In addition, more than 57% of women are overweight or obese, and adults in the LHD have poorer levels of nutrition and physical activity compared with the rest of NSW. Responding to Emerging and Unmet Needs WILMA Women’s Health Centre currently provides health services and support to over 2000 women each year through the Women’s Health Program. Sustainable investment in the program is reflected in Scenario 1 with a recalibration of costs to deliver currently contracted services and Scenario 2 reflecting the level of services and activities currently being delivered by the Centre to meet community needs. Enhanced investment in the Women’s Health Program, envisaged in Scenario 3, would enable the Centre to expand its services and support a greater number of women. In particular, the Centre would seek to: • Significantly expand counselling capacity to address the extensive waitlists of women who are experiencing mental illness, and trauma related to domestic and family violence and sexual assault. The Centre currently has an average of 90 women per quarter on a waitlist for counselling services; • Enhance the current suite of therapeutic group programs, with a focus on domestic and family violence trauma recovery and mental health; and • Provide a Women’s Health Nurse two days per week to conduct women’s health consultations and reproductive screening.

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