Services
For Women
Assistance
is available at most Community Health Centres and Family & Youth
Services offices. These are listed in the white pages of
the Telephone Directory.
Services For Indigenous People
Nunkuwarrin Yunti, in Adelaide, has culturally
appropriate female and male counsellors available.
This is a free service but an appointment is required.
Services are available in country areas. Please ring
your local Community Health Centre.
Services For Migrant Women
The Migrant
Women’s Support and Accommodation
Service provides free and confidential support
services and subsidised accommodation to migrant
women and their children from diverse cultural
backgrounds experiencing domestic violence.
Services For Men
The Men’s Information & Support
Centre provides counselling support and referrals.
For men who want help to change their abusive
behaviour there are services available. COPE runs a
weekly group for men who want to work towards
non-abusive relationships.
For men involved with the Police or Courts the
Northern or Central Violence Intervention Programs
may be able to assist with individual counselling or
12-week groups.
Police child
and family Investigation units
The Police have special units, which deal with
domestic violence and other forms of family violence.
Police officers are specially trained to provide
assistance, intervention and referral advice to parties
involved in or affected by domestic or family violence.
