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Family Violence Intervention Council

 Services for Victims of Family and Domestic Violence

The Great Southern Domestic Violence Intervention Project is committed to making a difference to the safety of women and children living with or leaving domestic violence

To achieve this, we work to ensure people's access to quality local services which are provided by .

  • Local Police
  • Albany Community Based Services
  • Kinway Counselling Services
  • Albany Women's Centre
  • Katanning Regional Emergency Accommodation Centre
  • Domestic Violence Advocacy Support Service
  • Ministry of Justice (Courts)
  • Albany Victim Support Service
  • Education Department - School Psychology Services
  • Health Services
  • Family Futures Program
  • Homeswest Southern Regional Office
  • Centrelink Albany Customer Service Officer
 Does your partner:

- Put you down, especially in public 
- Blame you for everything and make you  feel worthless 
- Refuse to give you money for essentials 
- Refuse to allow you to socialise or visit friends 
- Refuse to let you have a job 
- Throw or smash things 
- Threaten to hit you or the children 
- Hit you 
- Force you to have unwanted sex?

You may be a victim of family and domestic violence

You are not alone

Between 1 and 3 and 1 in 10 women experience some form of domestic violence.

It is estimated that 35% of women who visit hospital emergency departments are there for injuries relating to ongoing domestic violence.

You may contact the following people for information and other assistance for ideas of what to do or how to get help to cope with all this -

For Crisis call-out:

  • Police ..........................131 444
  • Albany Women's
    Centre.......................9842 1574
  • Katanning Regional
    Emergency Accommodation
    Centre.......................9821 4008

 

For Restraining Orders: 

The Court House during office hours 

  • Albany ......................9841 1222
  • Katanning .................9821 1177 or
  • The Police for other
    areas and after
    hours ..........................131 444

 

For advice, information, support or emergency accommodation:

  • Albany Women's
    Centre .......................9842 1574
  • Katanning Regional
    Emergency Accommodation
    Centre .......................9821 4008

For legal advocacy and support:

Domestic Violence
Advocacy & Support
Services [DVASS] ...............1800 818 593

Katanning DVASS...........1800 818593  or  98 215270

Victim Support Services ...........98455222

Court Services, Albany ............98455200

Court Services, Katanning .......9821 1177

Nearest Police Station ................131 444

The above will help you with Court procedures

 

For advice about housing needs:

Ministry of Housing ....................9842 0444

 

For financial support and service:

- Family & Children's Services 

  • Albany .........................9841 0777
  • Mt Barker, Denmark, Walpole,
    Jerramungup areas, use Albany
    contact number for an appointment.
  • Katanning .....................9821 1322
  • Gnowangerup ................9827 1467
  • Crisis care unit
    all areas after
    hours .......................1800 199 008

 

 - Centrelink.................................132 468

For emergency medical treatment, contact your nearest:

Hospital or Nursing Post

Albany ............................9892 2222

Mt Barker ........................9851 1422

Denmark .........................9848 1201

Gnowangerup ...................9827 1003

Katanning ........................9821 1011

Kojonup ..........................9831 1011

Ravensthorpe ...................9838 1006

Bremer Bay NP .................9837 4026

Jerramungup NP ...............9835 1004

For Counselling and Support :

Kinway .............................9841 4244

Albany Women's
Centre .............................9842 1574

Family Futures ..................9842 8453

Your children may also need some support, contact -

The Education Department
School Psychology Services...9841 0333
 
Albany Children's DV
Counselling Service..............98414244

Family & Children's
Services..............................9841 0777

 



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