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Starick House

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(08) 9458 1107

Email

info@starick.org.au

Location

Undisclosed address

Service Type

Refuges

Regions Serviced

Perth Metropolitan South East, Metropolitan Perth

Referrals / Suitability

Women experiencing family and domestic violence with or without children. Please contact the service directly or the Women's DV Helpline: 1800 007 339 or Crisis care: 1800 199 008.

Service Details

This service provides two refuges Mary Smith Refuge and Starick House. Which offer short term accommodation for women and children who need a safe place to stay where they are supported and offered access to free professional services to help them escape the violence and make plans for their future.

The refuge teams work hard to provide an integrated service, with the aim of increasing a client’s sense of safety and wellbeing. The support provided at our refuges includes:

  • Emotional support
  • Information and referral to relevant services
  • Financial support and practical assistance
  • Counselling
  • Case management
  • Conducting risk assessments
  • Safety plans

Service Type

Refuges

Regions Serviced

Perth Metropolitan South East, Metropolitan Perth

Referrals / Suitability

Women experiencing family and domestic violence with or without children. Please contact the service directly or the Women's DV Helpline: 1800 007 339 or Crisis care: 1800 199 008.

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Sarah Brown AM

Sarah Brown AM is the Chief Executive Officer of Purple House and has been helping the Indigenous Directors to run the organisation since its inception more than twenty three years ago.

Sarah holds a Master of Nursing, a Graduate Diploma in Aboriginal Education, and a Graduate Diploma in Health Service Management. Prior to joining Purple House, she was a remote area nurse and university lecturer. 

Sarah has been recognised in many ways for the work she does, being named Hesta’s Australia’s Nurse of the Year in 2017, being listed as one of BOSS magazine’s ‘True Leaders’ in 2018, and in 2020 Sarah received an Order of Australia Medal for “her significant service to community health, remote nursing and Indigenous communities”.

Professor Louise Keogh

Professor Louise Keogh is a leading voice across women’s health and reproductive rights in Australia. Louise is Deputy Director of the Centre for Health Equity and Chair of the Hallmark Research Initiative in Reproductive Justice at the University of Melbourne.

Louise’s work explores issues that matter deeply to women, and includes the decriminalisation of abortion, contraception, voluntary assisted dying and the growing role of genetics in cancer prevention. Her work aims to make healthcare more equitable, accessible, and responsive to women’s needs.

Louise works with clinicians, policymakers, and communities to translate research into practical change in healthcare practice and policy. She is passionate about fostering open, thoughtful conversations about women’s health, particularly where ethics, rights and emerging technologies intersect.

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