Services
Services
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The Centre provides services to women who live in the Parramatta, Holroyd, The Hills and Auburn Local Government areas.
The services we provide are:
- Support and advocacy for women who have experienced violence
- Information and referral
- Crisis support and advocacy
- Community Development Worker
- Regular Groups and Workshops
- Naturopathic and Massage Practitioner Clinics
- Counselling
- Community Education
- Community Development
- Newsletters
Support and advocacy for women who have experienced violence
Women who are experiencing / have experienced domestic or family violence can contact us for information, appropriate referral, crisis counselling, support and advocacy. We also have regular support groups for women who have experienced violence. These services are free and available to all women in the region.
Information and referral
On a wide range of women's and women's health issues. You can contact us if you are unsure of where to get information. We may be able to help or we usually know who can. We also have a range of pamphlets, books and other resources that you can use at the centre.
Crisis support and advocacy
The centre has a Counsellor/Anti Violence Worker specialising in issues relating to Domestic Violence. As well as counselling, our Anti Violence Worker offers group work, crisis support, advocacy, information and referral. Interpreters can be provided for women who do not speak English.
Community Development Worker
We have a community development worker who works alongside marginalised groups of women in the local area on capacity-building projects such as community education workshops. This worker plays an important role in building relationships with key people and organisations in order to facilitate workshops that aim to empower women and reduce social isolation.
Currently, this worker is responsible for four main projects – Aboriginal women, women from refugee and migrant backgrounds, lesbian women and women living with disabilities.
Regular Groups and Workshops
These are free. Our groups are run every term during the year and you can find the group program in our Newsletter. To get our latest newsletter click here.
Naturopathic and Massage Practitioner Clinics
This is a low cost service prioritising women on low incomes. You must live within the local government areas of Parramatta, Holroyd, Baulkham Hills or Auburn. Appointments are necessary. Costs are $10 (with Health Care Card or Pension Card), $20 (Without Health Care Card/ Part Time work or casual work); or $45 (full time work).
Counselling
For women on low incomes whose issues may relate to past and present experiences of violence, discrimination, injustice or poverty. An interpreter can be accessed if clients are unable to speak English.
Community Education
The centre offers workshops to groups in the community and other services on a range of women's health issues (including responding to and challenging violence against women). Contact us if you are interested.
Community Development
The centre plays an important role in empowering individuals and groups of people by providing these groups with the skills they need to affect change in their own communities using a Human Rights – based approach to development.
Newsletters
The centre produces a regular newsletter: The Cumberland Women's Health Centre News
To download our latest newsletter and other publications, click here.