Our Organisation
Our Vision
Our vision is a world where women who have experienced domestic, family and sexual violence are healthy, secure, and free to decide their own futures with optimism and hope.
Why we're needed
Domestic, family, and sexual violence is a public health and economic emergency. It requires a whole of community response. People you know, like, and love are experiencing it. Together we can build a supportive community for women to regain their lives.
The Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre aims to be a national leader in long-term recovery and healing for women who have experienced domestic, family, and sexual violence. We offer women a range of holistic and individualised support services for as long as they need.
Recovery is prevention. By investing in the safety, health, and healing of women the Centre will support not only the longer-term impacts of trauma stemming from domestic, family, and sexual violence, but also work towards breaking cycles of violence and abuse, preventing intergenerational transmission of trauma.
Importantly, this innovative model of care was co-designed with women who have experienced domestic, family, and sexual violence – it is exactly what women are saying will treat their trauma and limit further traumatisation by the systems that are meant to support them. Above all it is a compassionate response.
What we do
The overarching goal of the Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre is to support the healing of women’s mental, emotional and physical wounds, along with restoration of their disrupted life circumstances. This includes safety from further violence, emotional health to cope with daily life, including a sense of hope for the future, safe housing, employment or education, being meaningfully engaged with others, such as family and community, and having an income sufficient to meet their needs.
Hear from women why there is a need for our Centre and the importance of long-term healing and recovery.
