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Family Abuse Intervention Service

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Please contact the service directly for the opening times.

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(08) 9791 2884 or 1800 017 303

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waratah@waratah.asn.au

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Counselling and Advocacy

Regions Serviced

South West

Referrals / Suitability

Women can access the service by either self-referring, by having another agency refer them, or by being referred by Department for Child Protection and Family Support. If you would like to engage in one of the other services Waratah provide, have any questions or if you would just like some more information, please contact the service directly.

Service Details

Waratah Family Abuse Intervention Service is designed to offer services to help women aged sixteen years and over, and their families, heal from the harmful psychological, emotional and social effects of domestic violence and abuse.

The service provides free, specialised counselling, support, advocacy and therapeutic intervention for women who are in circumstances where violence has occurred or is likely to occur in an intimate or familial relationship.

All clinicians are professionals with psychology, social work or counselling tertiary qualifications and have received specialised training in providing services to women aged 16 or over who have been affected by violence and abuse.

Service Type

Counselling and Advocacy

Regions Serviced

South West

Referrals / Suitability

Women can access the service by either self-referring, by having another agency refer them, or by being referred by Department for Child Protection and Family Support. If you would like to engage in one of the other services Waratah provide, have any questions or if you would just like some more information, please contact the service directly.

If any details on this service are incorrect, or if you are the owner of this service and would like us to update these details, please use these online forms.

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