Mental Health Law Centre | Organisation
Contact T: 08 9328 8012 or Free call 1800 620 285 F: 08 6323 3382 W: www.mhlcwa.org.au 255 Hay Street, Subiaco WA 6008 Cost There are no costs associated with this service. Eligibility Persons presenting with mental health issues and experiencing financial hardship. Services Provision of legal advice and representation in […]
Sussex Street Community Law Services | Organisation
Website: www.sscls.asn.au Phone: (08) 6253 9500 Cost There are no costs associated with this service. Eligibility People who are dependent upon programme/service delivery model Focus on low income, pension recipients and disadvantaged community members People with disability for disability advocacy service Primarily people located in the Metropolitan Perth South East region (NB: some […]
People With Disabilities WA | Organisation
Website: https://www.pwdwa.org/ Phone: (08) 9420 7279 What is individual advocacy? An individual advocate works with you when you think you have been treated unfairly or you are looking for a solution to a specific problem or issue. To do this we: listen to you and get an understanding of your issue give you information […]
Developmental Disability WA | Organisation
Website: https://ddwa.org.au/ Phone: (08) 9420 7203 About DDWA Individual Advocacy Whilst we work in many areas, DDWA have particular expertise in education, employment, recreation, guardianship, health, disability services (including NDIS) and communication disability (complex communication needs). Who we support Our specialist advocacy service supports people: People with intellectual disability People with developmental disability People with autism […]
Synapse | Organisation
Website: https://synapse.org.au/ Phone: 1800 673 074 Synapse supports people impacted by brain injury by providing access to valuable resources, information and services. We support individuals and organisations at every stage of their journey with practical solutions to the everyday challenges associated with brain injury. Get the direct support you need to address the daily challenges […]
Health Consumers’ Council | Organisation
Website: https://www.hconc.org.au/ Phone: (08) 9221 3422 Health Consumers’ Council (WA) Inc, (HCC) is an independent, not for profit organisation passionate about ensuring the consumer is at the heart of our state’s health care system. We provide an Individual Advocacy Service during office hours Monday to Friday to help you navigate our health system. We also provide […]
Legal Aid | Article
What is Legal Aid? Legal Aid is a system of public funding to enable people who would otherwise not be able to afford legal services to obtain those services. Legal Aid is not provided for every type of legal problem. The focus is on persons at serious personal risk, for example, persons charged with serious […]
Family Violence Prevention Legal Service | Article
The Australian Government, through the Indigenous Advancement Strategy in the Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet, provides funding for the Family Violence Prevention Legal Services (FVPLS) program. The FVPLS program provides culturally sensitive assistance to Indigenous victim-survivors of family violence and sexual assault through the provision of legal assistance, court support, casework and counselling. The […]
Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia | Article
The Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia (Inc.) (ALSWA) provides legal representation and support services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Western Australia, including advocating in policy and law reform in submissions, at conferences and in the media. ALSWA is funded by the Australian Government, through the Commonwealth Attorney General’s Department. The contracts […]
Law Access | Article
Law Access matches applications for pro bono legal assistance from individuals and not for profit organisations to lawyers. The means-tested service is designed to increase community access to justice and legal services where the application has legal merit and all other avenues of assistance such as Legal Aid and community legal centres have been exhausted. […]
