Biyani House opened as a women’s shelter in 2022 to help meet the needs of women escaping domestic and family violence in the Canterbury-Bankstown area – a region of Sydney with one of the highest rates of domestic violence calls to police. It opened as the first specialised women and children shelter in the area, and recently expanded its accommodation offering and its capacity to meet their growing needs.
A safe haven is more than a roof – it's where victims of domestic and family violence can feel safe, regain agency, and begin to heal. In this week’s panel discussion on Helping Hands, our panellists Lisa Annabel (CEO of Biyani House), Steve Frost (founder of Horizons Family Law Centre), and Libby Caskey (Community Development Manager, Women's Housing Company) discuss what is means to provide a safe haven.
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