Services Directory

Department for Child Protection and Family Support

The Department provides a range of child safety and family support services to Western Australian individuals, children and their families, from the Kimberley to the Great Southern regions of the State.

Women’s Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services (WA)

Confidential location

The Women’s Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services (WCDFVS) is a state-wide peak organisation that can help you navigate women’s crisis and refuge accommodation.

Committed to improving the status of women and children in society. They seek to ensure that all women and children live free of domestic and family violence. The WCDFVS operates from a feminist perspective and proactively advocates for social justice in order to further empowerment, access, equity and safety for all women and children.

Men’s Domestic Violence Helpline

The Men’s Domestic Violence Helpline is a state-wide 24 hour service.  This service provides counselling for men who are concerned about becoming violent or abusive.  The service can provide telephone counselling, information and referral to ongoing face to face services if required.  Information and support is also available for men who have experienced family and domestic violence.

The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIS WA)

WA

The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is an independent statutory agency. Our role is to implement the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which will support a better life for hundreds of thousands of Australians with a significant and permanent disability and their families and carers.

Health Direct

Experienced nurses provide immediate professional medical advice on how urgent a health concern is and what to do about it. The heath professional will compete an assessment and give sound advice on what to do,

Department of Veterans Affairs

National

The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) is a department of the Australian Government. We provide support, services and information for:

• veterans and their dependants
• serving and former serving ADF members
• war widow/ers
• Australian British Nuclear Tests participants
• members of the Australian Federal Police and
• students, teachers and historians

The support, services and information we provide includes:

• financial support
• health care
• rehabilitation
• mental health care
• help returning to civilian life
• commemoration and recognition
• home care assistance
• help with housing
• historical information

Alcohol and Drug Support Service (ADSS)

1. Alcohol and Drug Support Line

2. Parent and Family Drug Support Line

3. Working Away Alcohol and Drug Support

4. Meth Helpline

Entrypoint Perth

Entrypoint Perth is a free assessment and referral service assisting people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Western Australia to access accommodation and support options.

For individuals and families based in Perth, we can:

• assess individual circumstances on the phone or in person
• provide individuals with information on accommodation and support options to increase their chances of securing accommodation
• if eligible, provide formal referrals to specialist homelessness services and other accommodation or support options
• set up a time for an assessment and then refer to the most eligible appropriate services
• assess individual circumstances of people and families experiencing domestic violence and, if eligible, provide formal referrals to crisis accommodation and support options

For individuals and families based in regional Western Australia, we can:

• provide information on accommodation and support options to assist people to seek their own accommodation
• assess individual circumstances of people and families experiencing domestic violence and, if eligible, provide formal referrals to crisis accommodation and support options

Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service

Provides a wide range of health services including general health, chronic diseases, dental health, environmental health, ear health, retinal eye screening, physiotherapy, podiatry, and stolen generation services

Aboriginal Family Law Services

Provides free legal and community support services for Aboriginal families and individuals in Western Australia. This includes legal advocacy, casework, court support and representation in matters related to family violence and sexual assault. They cannot act for perpetrators of violence. The legal matters they assist with include Violence Restraining Orders (VRO’s), criminal injuries compensation, and family law issues such as child recovery orders and parenting plans.