Carers WA

Carers WA
Carers WA aims to enhance and promote carers health and well-being by focusing on their emotional and social support needs. Our services include the provision of specialist information and advice, resources, carer support through counselling, education/training, social support and carer advocacy and representation.

Young Carers WA
A young carer is someone aged up to 25 years old who provides unpaid care and support to family members and friends who have disability, mental illness, chronic condition, terminal illness, an alcohol or other drug issue, or who are frail aged. Young Carers WA provides a range of free events and school holiday activities, including camps for ages 8 -17. Young Carers WA ‘CLOUD’ Program offers a unique service within schools to raise awareness and support young carer students, parents and educators.

182 Lord Street
Perth WA 6000
Ph: 1300 227 377
FREE Counselling Line: 1800 007 332 (8.00 am – 5.00 pm)
Email: info@carerswa.asn.au OR youngcarers@carerswa.asn.au
Web: www.carerswa.asn.au

Caring Clothing

Provide Adaptive Clothing for people with disabilities who experience dressing difficulties. Adaptive Clothing is designed to make dressing easier for people with loss of or limited movement. Includes reusable and washable continence wear, compression clothing for children and adults with autism and adaptive clothing for all ages.

NDIS Support Categories Registered to Provide:
– CORE: Consumables

421 Riversdale Road
Hawthorn East VIC 3123
Ph: 1300 365 504
Email: info@caringclothing.com.au
Web: www.caringclothing.com.au

Child and Adolescent Therapy Service (CaATS)

CaATS is a service provided by AccordWest, offering counselling for children, adolescents and families. This service is free with a Mental Health plan from your GP. The therapists use a great deal of non-verbal techniques for disability clients who do not do well with talk therapy alone.

Child Matters & Teen Matters

Child Matters and Teen Matters provide autism early intervention and therapy for children aged 0-18 years. The therapies provided include: Clinical Psychology, Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Counselling and Social Work.

26 Brown St
Busselton WA 6280
Ph: (08) 9751 2305
Email: admin@childmatters.com.au
Web: www.childmatters.com.au

Children and Young People With Disabilities Australia

Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) is the national representative organisation for children and young people with disability aged 0 to 25 years. 

3/173 Queens Parade
Clifton Hill VIC 3068
Ph: (03) 9482 1130 or 1800 222 660 (regional and interstate)
Email: info@cyda.org.au
Web: https://www.cyda.org.au/

Citizens Advice Bureau

They offer low-cost legal advice appointments on a wide range of issues at locations around Western Australia, including Albany, Armadale, Bunbury, Esperance, Fremantle, Jonndalip, Kwinana, Mandruah, Midland and Rockingham. They can also help with preparing legal documents.

Ph: (08) 9221 5711
Email: cab@cabwa.com.au
Web: https://www.cabwa.com.au/