For over 30 years, Women's Health & Wellbeing Services and our sister organisation, WA Centre for Perinatal Mental Health & Parenting Support (WACPPS), have been there for women, children and families in some of the hardest moments of their lives. Through economic downturns, a pandemic and a mental health crisis that shows no sign of slowing, we have kept showing up.
We support mothers through postnatal depression so severe they can't get out of bed. We walk alongside children learning to name feelings that scare them. We hold space for women rebuilding after trauma, and for fathers whose struggle nobody else could see. Families arrive frightened and leave with something they didn't expect to find: hope.
But when budgets get tight, therapy is often the first thing to go. We are seeing more cancelled appointments because families simply can't afford the fee. For one mum we support, counselling was the one appointment that got cancelled when the bills piled up.
This Christmas, we're running a small appeal to fund real counselling sessions for families across Gosnells and the surrounding area. That includes families recovering from domestic violence, children who have experienced trauma, and vulnerable young people who need timely support.
What your gift does
$25 helps close the gap on a session fee
$50 covers the gap for one concession session
$70 covers the gap for one standard session
$148 pays for a full concession session
$168 pays for a full standard session
Every dollar goes toward a session in 2027. Every session is a person, and every person is part of a family whose story doesn't have to end the way it was heading.
In their words:
"Without funding I wouldn't have been able to afford the dignity of mental health support in a time of crisis and functional burnout. This helped me avoid hospitalisation due to deterioration I would've experienced otherwise."
"I feel I RESPOND more to my little girl now, rather than simply REACT. And for those times I do still react, I am less hard on myself and able to repair and reconnect with her."
"WHWS was the ONLY place who would take my daughter and me."
These words belong to real clients who found their way through because someone walked with them. Right now, someone is waiting for that same chance, and cost is the only thing in the way.
The need for our services is growing. More women are presenting in crisis. More children are struggling. More families are falling through the gaps of a system that was never quite built for them. And too many are being turned away, not because we don't want to help, but because they can't afford sessions.
Your gift says something that matters to the people we serve: I see you. You are worth showing up for. Thank you for believing in our work.
With deep gratitude
Women's Health & Wellbeing Services and WA Centre for Perinatal Mental Health & Parenting Support
Yes
Yes, as soon as your donation is processed.
For over 30 years, Women's Health & Wellbeing Services and our sister organisation, WA Centre for Perinatal Mental Health & Parenting Support (WACPPS), have been there for women, children and families in some of the hardest moments of their lives. Through economic downturns, a pandemic and a mental health crisis that shows no sign of slowing, we have kept showing up.
We support mothers through postnatal depression so severe they can't get out of bed. We walk alongside children learning to name feelings that scare them. We hold space for women rebuilding after trauma, and for fathers whose struggle nobody else could see. Families arrive frightened and leave with something they didn't expect to find: hope.
But when budgets get tight, therapy is often the first thing to go. We are seeing more cancelled appointments because families simply can't afford the fee. For one mum we support, counselling was the one appointment that got cancelled when the bills piled up.
This Christmas, we're running a small appeal to fund real counselling sessions for families across Gosnells and the surrounding area. That includes families recovering from domestic violence, children who have experienced trauma, and vulnerable young people who need timely support.
What your gift does
$25 helps close the gap on a session fee
$50 covers the gap for one concession session
$70 covers the gap for one standard session
$148 pays for a full concession session
$168 pays for a full standard session
Every dollar goes toward a session in 2027. Every session is a person, and every person is part of a family whose story doesn't have to end the way it was heading.
In their words:
"Without funding I wouldn't have been able to afford the dignity of mental health support in a time of crisis and functional burnout. This helped me avoid hospitalisation due to deterioration I would've experienced otherwise."
"I feel I RESPOND more to my little girl now, rather than simply REACT. And for those times I do still react, I am less hard on myself and able to repair and reconnect with her."
"WHWS was the ONLY place who would take my daughter and me."
These words belong to real clients who found their way through because someone walked with them. Right now, someone is waiting for that same chance, and cost is the only thing in the way.
The need for our services is growing. More women are presenting in crisis. More children are struggling. More families are falling through the gaps of a system that was never quite built for them. And too many are being turned away, not because we don't want to help, but because they can't afford sessions.
Your gift says something that matters to the people we serve: I see you. You are worth showing up for. Thank you for believing in our work.
With deep gratitude
Women's Health & Wellbeing Services and WA Centre for Perinatal Mental Health & Parenting Support
Yes
Yes, as soon as your donation is processed.
