Western Australia - Resources

POLICE – OOO 

In an emergency and if you fear for the safety of yourself or your children, telephone 000 and ask for the police. Available 24 hours

To contact Your nearest WA police station  Ph:  13 14 44

Domestic violence services

Crisis Care Unit
24hr crisis support (violence, child protection, suicide, etc)
Phone: (08) 9325-1111 or 1800 199-008
TTY: (08) 9325-1232

Website: http://www.community.wa.gov.au/favicon.ico

Women's Council for Domestic and Family violence services
Phone: 94207264
This is the peak representative organisation for the 35 women’s refuges in Western Australia. Provides basic information on what refuges offer, the consequences of domestic violence, etc.
Telephone support, referral to safe accommodation 9-5 Mon-Fri

Email: info@womenscouncil.com.au


web: Womens Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services - Perth - Western Australia

Pat Giles Center Phone:
Phone:  9300 0340
Provides crisis and medium term accommodation for single women and women with children leaving abusive relationships.  Provides information, support, advocacy and referral and education. Monday to Friday. All services are free

email to pgc1@iinet.net.au

Fresh Start WA handbook for women in abusive relationships $8.-- plus postage English Thai Spanish and Vietnamese $5.00 plus postage

Counselling for Children
Call 08 9328 1888 between 9am and 5pm

Website: The Patricia Giles Centre - Accommodation and support for women & children affected by domestic violence

Marnja Jarndu Women’s refuge/shelter Broome
Phone: (08) 9193 6146
Outreach service phone (08) 9193 6698

Domestic Violence Advocacy Service  Central (DVAS Central)
Domestic violence Advocacy support  Located in the city a one stop shop service with support workers, police, legal aid, women and children counseling services available.
Ph: 92262370

Website: http://www.whs.org.au/favicon.ico

Domestic Violence Advocacy and Referral service (DVARS)
Crisis counseling service for women in the northern suburbs of Perth. Individual counseling, groups available each school term self esteem and Women's support and education. Free services.
Ph: 93001022

Domestic Violence Advocacy Support Service

A free service which provides crisis to medium term counselling & information, for women and children experiencing domestic violence; advocacy & referral; and legal and court support.

Legal services

The Domestic Violence Legal Unit
Phone: 9261 6254 or 9261 6320
The Legal Aid Domestic Violence Legal Unit assists women who are experiencing domestic violence. Legal Aid's Domestic Violence Unit advises and assists women with Restraining Order matters.8.30am- 5.00pm Monday - Friday.

Website: http://www.legalaid.wa.gov.au/favicon.ico

Women's Law Centre (WA) Inc
Phone: 08 9272 8800 
Fax: 08 9221 5410 
email: Women's_WA@fcl.fl.asn.au  

Joondalup Family and Domestic Violence Court
A specialized Domestic Court support service for Violence Restraining Orders and Domestic Violence criminal matters. Support workers available
Phone: 940000707

For more information: http://courts.dotag.wa.gov.au/_files/Family_Violence_Service.pdf

Women's Outreach (rural)

Pilbara Community Legal Service
Phone: 08 91401613
Lotteries House, 4 Leake Street South Headland
PO Box 2506 South Hedland 6722 
Fax: 0891401633
email:Pilbara_WA@fcl.fl.asn.au

Legal Aid WA INFOLINE
Ph:1300 650 579
TTY (Hearing impaired) 1800 241 216
For the cost of a local call from anywhere in the State legal Aid advisers are available to provide legal advice and information. If the advisers are not able to help you they will refer you to another service either within Legal Aid or to another organisation. Lines are open 8.30 am - 4.30pm Monday to Friday.

Family Law Hotline
Phone:1800 050 321
Attorney General family law help line. If you need translation assistance or contact details for relevant services in your local area, call the between 8 am and 8 pm Monday to Friday.
TTY and modem callers may call through the National Relay Service by dialing 1800 555 677 (then asking for 1800 050 321).

WA Community Legal services list
web:  http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/clc.OLD/clc_tocs.html#WA

Community Services

Crisis Care Unit
Phone: 9325 1111
If, at any time, you need urgent advice or information, or, for country callers
phone 1800 199 008.  24-hour service.

Multicultural Women's Advocacy Service
Perth (08) 93281200

Email: mwas@whs.org.au 

Telephone Interpreter Service Australia wide
131 450 (24 hrs)

Broome CIRCLE House
Phone: (08) 9193 6425
Corner Frederich and Weld Streets Broome WA 6725
P O Box 1034 Broome 6725

Family Helpline
Phone: (08) 9223 1111; 1800 643 000
The Family Helpline is a 24 - hour telephone counselling and information service for families. It is part of a campaign aimed at reducing the incidence of abuse in families
PO Box 8146, Stirling Street, East Perth, WA 6849

Services for Children

Child abuse Helpline
(08) 9223 1100 or 1800 643 000

Kids Helpline
1800 55 1800

Spectrum Counselling
Phone: (253) 833-2434

Report child abuse
(08) 9222 2555
After hours: (08) 9222 3111

Domestic Violence Children's Counseling service
Ph 93281888
A crisis counseling service for children living in refuges from 4-18years.
Available to children whose parent has separated from the abusing partner and had contact with a domestic violence service