Support and Services Directory

The Support and Services Directory is for any woman looking for support who is experiencing, or has experienced, abuse through family, domestic and/or sexual violence.

The services women need when they are experiencing, or have previously experienced, abuse can vary and it can be challenging to know what services are available. The Directory is organised into separate service areas, with an explanation of the types of support, services and programs available and links to the searchable Directory for each area. 

This Directory contains information on the community-based specialist Family and Domestic Violence Services that can be found throughout Western Australia as well as Sexual Assault Support ServicesLegal Assistance ServicesWomen’s Community Based Health Services, and Men’s Programs and Supports. The Directory also includes Family and Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services for Children and Young People. Having the listed services in one place can help women find the right service at the right time, reducing the need for women to tell their story many times.

The Directory can also support service providers to find local and appropriate supports for their clients or community members looking for support for a friend, colleague or family member.

All efforts were made to ensure the information contained in the Directory is true and correct at the date of publication, changes in circumstances after the time of publication may impact the accuracy of the information.

Introduction - English

Introduction - Kimberley Kriol

Tinashe is a powerful advocate in Ruah Community Services’ My Story, My Time program, empowering women affected by family and domestic violence to share their story and be a voice for change.

Click on a service area below to learn more about the support and services available

Family and Domestic Violence Services

The family and domestic violence service sector provide a diversity of services to meet the different needs of women experiencing family and domestic violence. This hopefully means you can find the right service for you at the right time, rather than having to tell your story many times to different services.

Sexual Assault Support Services

Sexual Assault services are for people affected by a recent sexual assault, current sexual abuse, and past sexual abuse/assault as well as their partners or family members. Services provide support to help work through trauma at an individual’s own pace.

Legal Services

Women who experience family and domestic violence can be particularly disadvantaged in accessing justice. Getting early legal assistance is essential and can help women to understand their situation and make informed decisions about their lives.

Men’s Programs and Supports

Specialist programs and intervention services are available to men who choose to use violence, threaten to use violence, or use any of a range of abusive behaviour’s towards their family members, including partners and children, that coerces or controls the family member or causes fear.

Women’s Community Based Health Services

Women’s community based health services are safe and non-judgmental spaces women can access support in a number of health areas, including counselling, mental health and wellbeing, maternal, reproductive and sexual health, wellbeing groups and activities, workshops and courses and health information.

Preventing Violence Against Women and Children

Violence against women is a pervasive and serious human rights abuse with significant human and economic costs to individuals, communities and society.

Family and Domestic Violence Services

The family and domestic violence service sector provide a diversity of services to meet the different needs of women experiencing family and domestic violence. This hopefully means you can find the right service for you at the right time, rather than having to tell your story many times to different services.

Family and Domestic Violence Services

Family and domestic violence services within Western Australia include: - Refuges - Safe at Home programs - Outreach programs - Counselling and advocacy services - Groups for women who have experienced family and domestic violence - Family and domestic violence services for children and young people
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Sexual Assault Support Services

Sexual Assault services are for people affected by a recent sexual assault, current sexual abuse, and past sexual abuse/assault as well as their partners or family members. Services provide support to help work through trauma at an individual’s own pace.

Sexual Assault Support Services

There are several Sexual Assault Support Services throughout the regions of Western Australia and a centralised Sexual Assault Resource Centre (SARC) within Metropolitan Perth which also provides outreach and sexual assault support in a number of areas throughout Perth.
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Legal Services

Women who experience family and domestic violence can be particularly disadvantaged in accessing justice. Getting early legal assistance is essential and can help women to understand their situation and make informed decisions about their lives.

Legal Services

Legal need for those experiencing family and domestic violence are many and varied. Support may be needed in several complex areas, including: • Physical, psychological, sexual, verbal, financial, social, spiritual and any other injuries from family violence • Parenting and relationship related matters • Removal of children from your care • Criminal offences • Employment • Centrelink/welfare • Special needs • Elder abuse • Pet abuse • Property distribution • Tenancy/homelessness
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Men’s Programs and Supports

Specialist programs and intervention services are available to men who choose to use violence, threaten to use violence, or use any of a range of abusive behaviour’s towards their family members, including partners and children, that coerces or controls the family member or causes fear.

Men’s Programs and Supports

The types of services and supports available include: - Individual (one on one) counselling; - Therapeutic residential programs; - Case management. - Accountability Plans; - Workshops; - Group courses; and - Court-mandated programs within Western Australian prisons and through community corrections.
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Women’s Community Based Health Services

Women’s community based health services are safe and non-judgmental spaces women can access support in a number of health areas, including counselling, mental health and wellbeing, maternal, reproductive and sexual health, wellbeing groups and activities, workshops and courses and health information.

Women’s Community Based Health Services

Although adaptable in their approach the key service areas of women’s community based health services are: - Counselling - Mental health and wellbeing - Health clinics - Chronic conditions and healthy ageing - Wellness groups and activities - Workshops and courses - Health promotion and health education within the community - Health information - Specialist service referral
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Please note we are not a direct service provider for domestic, family and sexual violence and women's health services.

In an emergency, or if you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call the police now on 000.

If it’s not an emergency and you need support, please contact your local services or contact a crisis line below. These phone services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Trained, compassionate professionals are available to help you plan for your safety, connect to available resources and discuss the options that are available to you. The calls are confidential.

Women's Domestic Violence Helpline

National Sexual Assault, Domestic & Family Violence Counselling Service

Crisis Care

Artist: Rosie Paine

Rosie Paine is a proud Yilka/Wongutha/Noongar/Yamatji woman from the North East Goldfields of Western Australia.

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