Jenny's Place and University of Newcastle support families fleeing abuse

Positive change: Stacey Gately, middle, with UON provisional psychologists Sophia Georgas and Rebecca Fellowes, said the new clinic started in March and women and children were feeling a "sense of calm". Picture: Simone De Peak

HUNTER women and children who have fled domestic violence are joining new weekly psychology services within Jenny's Place crisis accommodation - where and when it is needed - as they start to rebuild their lives.

An anonymous philanthropic grant to Jenny's Place has allowed it to partner with the University of Newcastle School of Psychology to establish the Sunshine Hut clinic.