SUPPORT
download free publications
Another Closet: Domestic Violence in Same Sex Relationships [Booklet]
There's No Pride in Domestic Violence [Brochure]
For Emergency assistance Contact the POLICE
Call 000
If you require the local police to attend call 131 444 (for serious or life threatening situations you should contact 000 first).
If ever you feel that you have not been treated with respect or that you feel your situation has not been given proper police attention we encourage you to ask for the senior Indigneous Community Diversity Officer.
SSDAG are currently updating the contact details and information from the WA PoliceIndigneous,Communit Diversity Unit. More information from WA Police will be included in our new website to be launched in November 2009. If you need emergency help, please contact the Police immediately.
URGENT ASSISTANCE
Crisis Care Unit
URGENT ASSISTANCE
Crisis Care Unit
Call: 9223 1111
Freecall: 1800 199 008
TTY (08) 9325 1232
(Can be accessed through the Telephone Interpreter Service)
Available: 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Crisis care has a list of organisations that offer emergency refuge services. These are for Women only, but some transgender people may be able to access these women based services. Transgender people should speak to the refuge first.
Gay men or other Transgendered people who feel that accessing a woman's service is not suitable for them (or have been denied access to a service), should still contact crisis care for a list of emergency/alternative places to stay. But it needs to be pointed out that the places offered will not be domestic abuse refuge services.
There are currently no refuge services for any men in WA escaping domestic abuse regardless of sexuality (this includes straight men) and certainly no specific refuges for people who identify as - or are of a gender other than female. Gay men and transgendered people can access low cost emergency accommodation. If you feel that these places will not be suitable or make you feel unsafe. We can only advise that you seek the support of friends and family or pay for accommodation and ensure your safety as a first step.
SSDAG are continuing to work hard to improve DSG domestic abuse services in WA. Please don't be discouraged. We are also supporting the DSG community to step in and develop abuse training, and are encouraged by the new awareness and willingness in the DSG community to improve services. We are also updating this website to offer more and better referals in November, including more information from WA Police. We want to emphasise that SSDAG have presented DSG domestic abuse training to many DV services in WA in the last year, and there is therefore greater awareness of DSG domestic abuse issues than before.
Call: 9223 1111
Freecall: 1800 199 008
The Unit operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Women's Domestic Violence Helpline
Call: 9223 1188
Freecall: 1800 007 339
COUNSELLING SERVICES
Centrecare
Call: 9325 6644
www.centrecare.com.au
Kinway / Anglicare
Call: 9263 2050
www.anglicare.org.au
DIVERSE SEXUALITY AND/OR GENDER specific counselling and support services
WA AIDS Council
The WA AIDS council has a range of support and counselling services for the DSG community. People in the DSG community are able to access the WA AIDS council for support for domestic abuse/violence issues.
Call: 9482 0000
www.waaids.com
www.projectx.net.au
Gay and Lesbian Community Services counselling line
Gay and lesbian community services operate a telephone based counselling service. This service is operated by fully trained volunteers.
Call: 9420 7201 (Monday - Friday 7pm -10pm)
www.glcs.org.au
YOUTH
Perth Inner City Youth Services (PICYS)
Perth inner city youth services is a DSG friendly organisation that has specific services for DSG young people who are at risk being or are homeless.
Call: 9388 2792
www.picys.uniting.com.au
The freedom centre is a drop centre that is specifically for DSG young people.
Call: 9228 0354
info@freedom.org.au
www.freedom.org.au
SEXUAL ASSAULT
Sexual Assault Resource Centre (SARC)
9340 1820 (Administration)
9340 1828 (24 hour crisis support)
