Desert Blue Connect – Men’s Community Intervention Service

The Men’s Community Intervention Service (MCIS) is for men who perpetrate family violence who are willing and motivated to seek assistance with their current circumstances and violent abuse.
 
We will work with men to provide case management and care co-ordination that includes:
 
•Initial risk assessment
•Victim support (face to face or by phone)
•Safety and accountability plan (case plan)
•Family agreement
•Support for fathering to keep children safe
•Information provision
•Ongoing risk assessment and risk management
•Support and advocacy
•Appropriate referrals
•Individual and group education (i.e. fathering, grief and loss, addiction)
•Transition planning
Criteria for service:
• Referrals from Police, Department of Justice, Department of Child Protection and Family Services and other local community services are accepted
• Men can also self-refer.
• Following assessment interviews, men are assessed for their eligibility for the service. Further referrals are offered when men are assessed as not eligible.
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Desert Blue Connect – Family Violence Intervention Service – Barndimalgu Court

This service offers support to Aboriginal women who have experienced family violence and their partners or ex-partners, who have been referred to the Barndimalgu Court. Service is by direct referral from Court.

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Department for Communities, Child Protection – Geraldton

The Department provides a range of child safety and family support services to Western Australian individuals, children and their families. Contact them for assistance to access emergency accommodation and for other family supports.
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Communicare Geraldton – ParentsNext

ParentsNext is a pre-employment program aimed at parents with young children. The program works with parents in assisting them to identify and reach their education and employment goals.
 
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Community Health Centre Geraldton

Community Health services promote healthy outcomes for infants, young children and their families through a comprehensive approach in collaboration with parents/carers. Community Health nurses complete health checks and assessments of children’s physical, developmental, social and emotional needs and enable access to timely and appropriate interventions and supports.

Groups at risk of poorer health outcomes are of particular focus. Universal services include developmental assessments from birth to school entry at the key ages of 0-14 days, 8 weeks, 4 months, 12 months, 2 years and starting school. Included in the schedule is:

  • Physical and developmental assessments which review child health, development and behaviour
  • Psychosocial assessments including community and family networks and supports
  • Information regarding parenting and development of parenting groups
  • Maternal health and wellbeing including assessment for post-natal depression
  • Child safety including safe sleeping
  • Immunisation
  • Breastfeeding and nutrition
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City Health Geraldton

City Health Geraldton brings together a range of experienced  healthcare professionals to offer high-quality, family friendly multidisciplinary care to our patients.  Our leading General Practitioners (Doctors) specialise in  Family Medicine, Men’s & Women’s Health, Children’s Health, Nurse Services, Skin Cancer & Minor Surgery work.
 
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Centacare Geraldton – Family and Relationship Counselling

To assist individuals, couples and families, including children, with family relationships issues at all stages, (including marriage, separation and divorce), parenting and the care of children.

All of the team address the difficulties commonly presented by clients including those related to anxiety, depression, stress, abuse, loss, grief, trauma, relationship problems, separation and divorce, sexuality, parenting, low self-esteem and anger management.

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Centacare Geraldton – Children’s Contact Service

Enables children of separated parents to have a safe contact with the parent they do not live with. Where separated parents are experiencing high levels of conflict, Children’s Contact Service ensures the safe transfer of children from one parent to another and manages supervised visits so that each parent can spend time with their children.
 
Supervised visits can occur on the weekends.
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Centacare Geraldton – Emergency Relief

Centacare Geraldton provide vouchers for emergency relief e.g. food, prescriptions and education. Also to assist people to budget for current and future needs

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APM Geraldton

We help people find employment, improve their health and wellbeing, and participate in their community. 
Our services help people with injury, illness or disability, children and older adults, unemployed people, and those facing hardship or harm. 
 
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Allied Health Geraldton

Allied Health services are provided throughout the Geraldton, Midwest, Murchison and Gascoyne Districts with a focus on prevention and early intervention, working on keeping people well, improving the health of the community and helping individuals who need treatment and care.

The Midwest Allied Health team consists of:

  • Dietitians
  • Occupational therapists
  • Physiotherapists
  • Speech pathologists
  • Social workers
  • Podiatrists
  • Audiology
  • Clinical psychology
  • Allied health assistants

What services do they provide?

  • Education and practical information for individuals, families, other agencies and community groups (on topics such as diabetes, exercise, nutrition and children’s development.
  • Child development services – Team-based assessments and therapy services for children with developmental delay and/or disorders.
  • Therapy and clinical services for hospital inpatients and outpatients in the hospitals in the Midwest, Murchison and Gascoyne, as well as for community individuals and groups.
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Alcoholics Anonymous – Geraldton

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.

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Aboriginal Legal Service of WA – Geraldton

The Aboriginal Legal Service of WA Limited (ALSWA) is a not for profit organisation which provides legal representation and support services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in Western Australia.
 
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Aboriginal Family Law Services – Geraldton

Aboriginal Family Legal Service assists Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live free from family violence and sexual assault. We not only offer free legal services, but community education and early intervention and prevention programs as well.
 
Services offered include:
• Family Law
• Child Protection
• Criminal Injury Compensation
• Family Violence Restraining Orders
• Non-legal Support
• Social Support
 
Servicing: Cue, Geraldton LGA (including Mullewa), Meekatharra, Mount Magnet, Wiluna, Yalgoo.
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360 Health Centre Geraldton

All services are delivered in a comfortable, friendly environment and include:

  • MindCare
  • Care management
  • NDIS support coordination
  • NDIS transition support
  • NDIS therapy services
  • PORTS (Virtual therapy)
  • Suicide prevention
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