Too much grog or the use of illicit drugs is not representative of the perpetrators of domestic and family violence, but it also doesn't help.
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Di Glover from Albury homelessness agency yes unlimited, which is confronted by the spectre of this violence on a daily basis, said it was just as true that those otherwise seen as the achievers in society committed such crimes.
But there was still a need, she said, for more targeted funding of a whole range of issues, given how these were interconnected.
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Ms Glover advocated more support for young people leaving care and more targeted support for people leaving institutions, especially mental health services and jail.
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"Those people who have significant mental health issues but also have drug or alcohol dependence as well, that's where we find it particularly difficult," she said.
"That was because there's a lack of services within NSW, and I think probably across Australia, to deal with that dual diagnosis in an effective way."
Ms Glover said it often was men who self-medicated with their alcohol and drugs "and whatever else".
"And at the same time, they're very unwell mentally. They just don't fit into the service system as it is."
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