Australia Domestic Violence Services Guide

Name of service

Service offered

Criteria for client to be referred

Contact number/email

Referral form if available

Length of involvement with service

Banardos

1. Advocacy

2. Help disadvantaged kids, teens, and their families heal and prosper (Barnardos Australia, 2022).

2. Offer information services to the public

3. File documents, passport assistance, and connections to other agencies.

Has to be a person in need.

Number:

(02) 5134 6700

1800 066 757

02 9218 2300

1800 663 441

Email:

familyconnectandsupport@barnardos.org.au

receptionho@barnardos.org.au

N/A

Since 1921, Barnardos Australia has been assisting kids. We have made thousands vulnerable youngsters and their families better off throughout this period.

Baptist care counselling

1. Offers expert counseling and interpersonal support services (Act, 2022).

2. Provides loans that are free of interest, fees, charges, and penalties.

Has to be a person(s) experiencing complex life situations and in need of intervention.

Number:

1300 275 227

Email:

ask@baptistcare.org.au

N/A

The mission of BaptistCare was first stated as "Expressing the love to people in need" in 1944. The organization's purpose is now conveyed as "Transforming lives" since it focuses on more transformative outcomes.

Benevolent society

1. Comprehensive support services for kids, teens, families, individuals with disabilities, senior citizens, and caregivers (Your Life. Your Way. | the Benevolent Society, n.d.).

2. Person assistance for affected individuals.

3. Virtual service delivery

Has to be Australian.

Number:

1800 236 762

Email:

media@benevolent.org.au

N/A

The society was established in 1821 and its services have always there to offer support for the underprivileged.

Catholic care Penrith family support

1. Family counselling (Uibu, 2021).

2.Social work services (Catholic Care - Penrith, n.d.).

Has to be a woman and child in need of social work services

Number:

1800 022 222

N/A

Not specified in the center’s webpage. 

Domestic violence legal service

1. Free legal representation for domestically abused individuals (Home, 2021).

Has to be around Darwin and its surrounding area.

Number:

8999 7977

Email:

info@dvls.nt.gov.au

N/A

The service was established in 1986 as a means of providing legal services, law reforms, and community legal advocacy for affected parties. Thus it has been functional for 36 years. 

DV west

1.Advocacy support for domestically abused individuals

2.Assisted housing for domestically abused individuals

3. Emergency housing for domestically abused individuals

 (designpluz, 2020).

Has to be a woman or child in need of family support from family violence. 

Number:

(02) 4732 2318

Email:

info@dvwest.org.au

N/A

The center was founded in 1981 thus has been functional for 39 years.

Mount Druitt Family Violence

Assistance to local residents who have experienced domestic and family violence (WayAhead Directory, n.d.).

Has to be a female or male over the age of 16 who has experienced domestic and family violence.

Number:

 02 8867 4900

Email:

info@wayahead.org.au

N/A

The service was established in the center in 2002 thus it has been functional for 20 years.

Nepean Blue mountains local health district community health services

1.Oral hygiene

2. Provides high-quality treatment to individuals of all ages (About Us, n.d.).

3.Psychological health intervention. 4. Substance abuse intervention.

Anyone within the Aboriginal community.

Number:

(02) 4734 2000

Email:

NBMLHD-mail@health.nsw.gov.au  

N/A

The hospital has been functional since 1926 however it commenced it services officially on 1956. Thus it has been functional for 66 years offering various services.

NSW domestic violence line

1. Assist affected persons with transport.

2. Counselling and referrals for women having domestic problems (Access Denied, n.d.).

3. Developing a safety plan for abused individuals and their children (NSW, n.d.):

4. Find emergency accommodation for affected persons and their children.

5. Talk to the police, courts and lawyers.

Affecetd persons have to be victims of violence or in need of help.

Number:

1800 65 64 63

N/A

Not specified in the center’s webpage. 

Penrith Women’s Health centre

1. Enhancing of talents and strengths in a secure setting.

 2. Medical care for economically and culturally challenged women (Penrith Women’s Health Centre, n.d.).

Has to be a woman in Penrith region who require health services. 

Number:

(02) 4721 8749

Email: hello@pwhc.org.au

N/A

The center was established in 1986, thus it has been functional 36 years in the service industry.

Relationships Australia

1. Promotes and builds positive interpersonal mental health outcomes in individuals (Australia, n.d.).

2. Performs studies on relationship subjects to encourage better comprehension of relationships.

Emotionally and mentally affected persons by relationship issues

Number:

02 6162 9300

02 6162 9307

Email:

media@relationships.org.au

N/A

The service was established in 1948 as a means to support war hero reconnecting with their families in Australia. It has been functional for over 74 years in their services towards building interpersonal relationships within Australia.

The Daisy centre

1. Assist clients in creating safety plans.

2. Direct women to expert services in the legal, financial, and other fields.

3.Supports women who have been affected by domestic violence (Mary’s House, 2022).

Has to be a person in an abusive relationship in need of assistance.

Number:

1800 65 64 63

1800 002 111

Email:

info@maryshouse.org.au

referrals@maryshouse.org.au

N/A

Not specified in the center’s webpage. 

The Wash House

Campaigns to lessen the effects of poverty, social discrimination, and violence for women (House, 2019).

Has to be a female in the Blacktown LGA affected by social discrimination and violence. 

Number:

(02) 9677 1962

N/A

Not specified in the center’s webpage. 

West connect domestic violence services

1. Counselling for domestically abused individuals (West Connect, 2020).

2. Temporary housing for affected parties.

Has to be a woman and child impacted by domestic and family violence.

Number:

(02) 4728 5200

Email: info@penrithrsl.com.au

N/A

The service has been functional for 40 years where they support and accommodate women impacted by domestic violence and family violence.

Western Sydney family referral service

1. Accommodation services

2. Connect vulnerable to available support resources.

3. Culturally appropriate support services.

4. Financial assistance.

5.Mediation

6. Mental health support services.

7. Promote protective and supportive atmosphere (Western Sydney Family Referral Service – MindGuide Western Sydney | Your Access to Local Mental Health Resources, n.d.).

8.Violence support

Children, families and youth who do not meet the regulatory standard for welfare.

Number:

1300 403 373

Email:

wsfrs@ransw.org.au

N/A

Not specified in the center’s webpage. 

Western Sydney primary health network

1. Empowers ensuring a long-term primary health care (Engage With Us, 2022).

2. Identifies service providers to satisfy the health requirements of Western Sydney residents

3.Tackle the region's most important health issues. (Western Sydney Family Referral Service – MindGuide Western Sydney | Your Access to Local Mental Health Resources, n.d.).

Has to be a medical patient at risk of poor health outcomes.

Number:

(02) 8811 7100

Email:

wentwest@wentwest.com.au

N/A

To enhance frontline services and ensure greater care integration across primary and acute care providers, the Australian Government formed Primary Health Networks in 2015. These organizations are result and strive to improve essential services.

Women’s legal services NSW

1. Financially help for affected individuals.

2. Protective services for abused women  3.Justice access to affected individuals (Women’s legal Service NSW, n.d.).

4. Socially help for affected individuals

Has to be a woman affected by domestic abuse and in need of legal services. 

Number:

02 8745 6900

Email:

reception@wlsnsw.org.au

N/A

The service was established in 1982 where a group of female law activists founded it as a legal service for women. Thus, it has been functional for 40 years.