Domestic violence help
in your region
Domestic violence help
in your region
Domestic violence help
in your region
Domestic violence help
in your region
Albany Halfway House Association support people living with a mental illness through supported short – medium term accommodation and outreach support in your home.
Albany Halfway House Association provides:
Recovery Program
Community Supported Residential Units (CSRU) provide:
Outreach Support:
The Albany Health Campus Emergency Department has its own 24/7 entrance for fast access.
Hospital reception opening hours 6:30am-8:30pm.
Please go to reception for directions and appointments.
Entrance off Hardie Road.
If you need advice regarding your appointment, please telephone (08) 9892 2440.
WACHS Great Southern Mental Health Service (GSMHS) is a specialist service that provides acute mental health care for inpatient and community clients in the Great Southern region.
The community teams are located in Albany and Katanning and consist of triage, adult, older adult, youth, child and adolescent teams, all staffed by mental health professionals.
GSMHS employs Aboriginal mental health workers who assist the clinical team to provide culturally appropriate treatment.
Referrals are accepted from GPs and other health professionals. If urgent, clients may phone or self-present to Community Mental Health within office hours.
After Hours: Emergency service phone: RuralLink 1800 552 002 (Monday – Friday 4:30pm – 8:30am) 24 hour service on Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays
A Tenant Advocate provides a free service and can give information and support to anyone who lives in a private rental, public housing, community housing or park home.
A Tenant Advocate can help you with:
The Albany based Community Resource Centre, Fellowship House can support you with access to a range of learning opportunities, social connection supports, and family and carer services.
Located close to the Albany CBD, Fellowship House is a place for anyone dealing with mental health distress to feel welcome, respected and believed in.
The Albany Community Legal Centre Inc is an independent, non-profit community based legal service, contracted by the Federal Government to deliver community legal services to the Lower Great Southern region of Western Australia.
One-off, free, confidential legal assistance is available to any person in the Great Southern region. Ongoing assistance is provided on a needs assessed basis.
Legal issues you can talk about include:
Where people cannot get to their office they are able to provide a home visit service.