The Maitland-Newcastle Catholic Diocese says it is enhancing its services to better support the changing needs of victims of child sexual abuse by clergy. Zimmerman House, the church's child protection unit, has moved from Carrington to Hunter Street, Newcastle West to make it more accessible.
The name has also changed to Zimmerman Services.
Manager of the child protection unit, Sean Tynan says the Diocese has increased the independence and scope of the role of the co-ordinator for healing and support.
"It's really about us going to where they want us rather than us asking them to come to see us," he said.
"So we want to reach out more than we were able to in the past.
"We want to go to the places where they're more comfortable than coming to us."
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