Gender Justice
and Change

Get Help Gender Justice and Change

GenWest is a family violence support service. We also deliver programs that support communities to lead safe and healthy lives.

We work to support the diverse communities of Naarm / Melbourne’s west.

Our Barkly Street office is closed for now, but our service is still open!

We’re here to help

Whether you are experiencing family violence yourself, wanting to help someone who is experiencing family violence, or a professional looking for information – we are here to assist you.

Training & consultancy

Our team of experienced practitioners provide evidence-based training programs, advisory and consulting services to support your organisations to create safe and inclusive spaces.

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Health and wellbeing programs

GenWest delivers programs that aim to improve health and wellbeing and advance gender equity.

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Our Impact

GenWest’s work is guided by the goals and vision in our Strategic Plan. Here’s a snapshot of our work from the 2022-23 financial year:

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380

victim survivors were supported by our children’s and youth counselling service

553

attendees at training on gender equality and prevention of violence against women, delivered by GenWest’s Workforce Capacity Building team.

100%

increase in requests for sexual and reproductive health education sessions.

2,140

victim survivors were supported by our family violence service in 2022-23. This does not include victim survivors who were supported by GenWest staff based at the Orange Door.

Contact us


Call us

1800 436 937

Email us

info@genwest.org.au

Visit us

317-319 Barkly Street

Footscray

Naarm/Melbourne VIC 3011

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