Advocacy and Support Services?
If you find yourself needing advocacy support:
People With Disabilities WA
PWDWA supports individuals to speak out, to express their views and uphold their rights.
Freecall: 1800 193 331
Telephone: (08) 9485 8900
Email: info@pwdwa.org
Advocacy WA
Advocacy WA assists and supports people with disabilities to achieve social and individual change, empowerment, justice and human rights.
If you are needing Cultural and Linguistically Diverse support services:
Ethnic Disability Advocacy Centre
Provider of advocacy and interpreter services for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Freecall: 1800 659 921 | Telephone: (08) 9388 7455 Email: admin@edac.org.au
Is a directory of groups that can search to find other peers for support, United in Diversity group is the closest one to our HQ:
If you are needing LGBTQI+ support services:
A national service that aims to keep LGBTQI communities supported and connected.
Phone: 1800 184 527 (3pm–midnight AEST)
Online chat (3pm–midnight AEST)
Reach out is an anonymous and confidential safe space where young people can reach out and openly express themselves for judgment-free support.
Available to anyone to talk about sexuality and gender, no matter what they identify as. Their phone counsellors can also refer you to gender- and sexuality-friendly doctors, psychologists, counsellors or lawyers, and other community groups that you might wish to connect with. They also run community workshops and inclusivity training.
Phone: 1800 184 527 (7–10pm, Monday–Friday)
Provides safe social spaces, peer support, information and referral for young gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, intersex, queer and questioning young people under age 26.
Phone: (08) 9228 0354
Email: info@freedom.org.au
Western Australian AIDS Council
Offers counselling to people living with or affected by HIV and their friends and family, the broader LGBTIQIA+ community and youth counselling for the LGBTIQIA+ community.
Phone: (08) 9482 0000
Country Callers: 1800 671 130
If you are needing Family Domestic Violence support services:
1800RESPECT is the national domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support service.
Call: 1800737732
Fullstop
1800 Fullstop offer free 24/7 confidential, trauma specialist counselling to people of all genders who have been subject to sexual, domestic and family violence and well as their friends, colleagues and family members.
Call: 1800 385 578
Lifeline are available 24/7 to listen, without judgment to any person in Australia who is feeling overwhelmed, experiencing crisis , or longs to be heard.
Call: 13 11 14
Lifeline Chat Online
Mens Domestic Violence Helpline
Provides information and referrals for men who are concerned about their violent and abusive behaviours, and for male victims of family and domestic violence in Western Australia.
Call: 1800 000 599
Mensline Australia offers free professional phone and online counselling to men across Australia 24 hours a day. The counsellors are there to listen, understand and provide support for a range of issues.
Call: 1300 78 99 78
