Safe at Home aims to support women (and individuals who identify as women), with or without accompanying children, affected by family and domestic violence to remain safely in their home or home of their choice, where it is safe to do so. Assisting women and children to stay safe in their home helps to prevent disruption and allows them to continue to have access to their community and usual support networks, including workplaces, schools and early learning centres.
Safe at Home services are run by organisations who specialise in family and domestic violence response. The program is available to people in all types of accommodation including public housing, private rental, or those who own their home.
Women and children engaged in the program are supported by workers who assist with the following activities:
- risk assessment
- safety planning
- security upgrades to victim-survivors’ homes
- court support
- liaison with WA Police and Family and Domestic Violence Response Teams, housing services, and other services
- referrals to other services
- informal counselling and support
- case management
- exit planning.
Information for referrers
Referrers are encouraged to phone their local Safe at Home provider to discuss referrals and to find out more.
Safe at Home locations
Safe at Home is available in 19 locations across Western Australia.
In addition to the 19 Safe at Home locations there are two Commonwealth funded programs called "Keeping Women Safe in their Homes".
Safe at Home is just one type of service responding to family and domestic violence. Please contact the Women’s Domestic Violence Helpline for information about services in your area or visit the Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing Service Directory: Domestic and Family Violence Services in WA - Centre for Women's Safety and Wellbeing.
Safe at Home service providers
Metropolitan
- Aboriginal Safe at Home - covering all of Perth metro: Wungening Aboriginal Corporation
- Southeast Metro area: Ruah Community Services; Starick Services
- Southwest Metro area: The Lucy Saw Centre
- Mandurah and surrounding area: Ovis Community Services
- Northeast Metro area: City of Stirling
- Northwest Metro area: The Patricia Giles Centre
- Serpentine/Jarrahdale and surrounding area: Ovis Community Services
- Yanchep and surrounding area: The Patricia Giles Centre
Regional
- Albany and surrounding area: Anglicare WA
- Broome and surrounding area: Broome Regional Aboriginal Medical Service
- Geraldton and surrounding area: Desert Blue Connect
- Kalgoorlie and surrounding area: Centrecare
- Karratha and surrounding area: Pilbara Community Legal Service
- Kununurra and surrounding area: Gawooleng Yawoodeng Aboriginal Corporation
- Port Hedland and surrounding area: Julyardi Aboriginal Corporation
- Southwest and surrounding area: South West Refuge/Harbour
- Wheatbelt and surrounding area: Share and Care Community Services Group
Keeping Women Safe in their Homes locations
- Fitzroy Crossing and surrounding area: Marninwarntikura Women's Resource Centre Aboriginal Corporation provides the “Keeping Women Safe in their Homes" program in Fitzroy Crossing.
- Katanning and surrounding area: Anglicare provides the “Keeping Women Safe in their Homes" program in Katanning.
Other resources
Other resources available are:
