Community Support Services

How we can help

Our Community Support Services provides support to vulnerable local people in the community. 

Advocacy and community representation

• We advocate State and Federal Government for a more even distribution of facilities, services and funding for not-for-profit support organisations that provide services to vulnerable people.    
• We chair the Kwinana Rockingham Action for Today's Youth (KRAFTY), Community Support Service Provider (CSSP), Mental Health Interagency Group,  Rockingham/Kwinana Family and Domestic Violence (FDV), and Rockingham/Kwinana Homelessness Interagency Group (RKHIG) meetings, where Community Support Service providers share information, form partnerships and advocate providing optimum services for vulnerable communities.

Community Support Services Directory

We have a Community Support Services Directory, which is a resource for residents and support workers. It contains the contact details and information on local support services and agencies including:

• accommodation
• disability
• employment, education and training
• domestic violence
• legal issues
• community support services (counselling, children, youth and family support)
• mental health
• emergency relief and financial support
• youth and community groups.

The directory is available online and as a hard copy from the City's libraries and Administration Building on Civic Boulevard, Rockingham. 

Information in the directory was correct at the time of publication. New or updated service information can be submitted to customer@rockingham.wa.gov.au or contact us on 9528 0333.

External agency support

Suicide prevention

We have pledged to make our City a suicide safer community. This means we are committed to ensuring there are enough resources to help people understand suicide awareness and prevention.

We regularly conduct the LivingWorks training programs:

• Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
• suicide to Hope and
• safeTALK.

We also provide free Youth Mental Health First Aid and Mental Health First Aid training annually. To find out when the next training is being held or for further information please contact us on 9528 0333 or email customer@rockingham.wa.gov.au. 

The City is a Gold Pledge member of the Ministerial Council for Suicide Prevention. We are also a member of the Suicide Community Response Team, and the Rockingham Kwinana Alliance Against Depression (Western Australia Primary Health Alliance). Together we ensure there are enough resources to sustain a safer suicide community and provide information, support, referral, training and counselling to the community.

Mental health and suicide prevention workshops

The City continues to commit to supporting suicide prevention through the provision of community workshops including suicide prevention and mental health first aid.

Throughout September to November there will be a series of four workshops available free to people living or working in the City of Rockingham that provide skills and information to support people who may be experiencing mental health issues or suicide ideation.

• suicide to Hope

suicide to Hope is a free full-day workshop for people in a support role with people previously at risk of, and currently safe from, suicide.

This recovery and growth workshop provides tools to help these helpers and people with experience of suicide work together to develop achievable and significant recovery and growth goals.

Date:                     14 September 2021

Time:                     8am – 4pm

Location:              Baldivis South Community Centre

This year suicide to Hope will be held in the week of World Suicide Prevention Day, which falls on 10 September annually. Together we can continue to work to support people to find hope.

Register for event

• Mental Health First Aid Standard 

Mental Health First Aid is an evidence-based two-day workshop that provides participants with skills to help in a mental health crisis until treatment is received or the crisis resolves.

Participants will learn to recognise signs of mental health concerns, learn skills to respond and where to find help.

Dates:                   4 and 5 October 2021

Time:                     8.30am – 4.30pm

Location:              Secret Harbour Community Centre

Register for event

• Mental Health First Aid Youth 

Mental Health First Aid Youth is aimed at people over the age of 18 who live, work with or provide support to young people who may be experiencing mental health issues. This evidence-based two-day workshop provides participants with skills to help in a mental health crisis until treatment is received or the crisis resolves, specific to the experience of young people.

Participants will learn to recognise signs of mental health concerns, learn skills to respond and where to find help.

Dates:                   Tuesday 26 and Thursday 28 October 2021

Time:                     8.30am – 4.30pm both days

Location:              Quest Rockingham

Register for event

For information on Mental Health First Aid training for young people under the age of 18, please contact Rockingham Youth Centre on 9591 0836.

• Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) 

ASIST is a two-day suicide identification and prevention training suitable for anyone interested in developing skills to help reduce suicidal feelings for people who may be at risk.

The interactive sessions detail specific techniques and give participants opportunities to practice these skills.

Dates:                   10 and 11 November 2021

Time:                     9am – 5pm both days

Location:              Gary Holland Community Centre

Register for event

There is always someone to listen. If you or someone you know needs help, contact the Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467 or Lifeline on 13 11 14.

To find out more about any of these workshops, contact the City on customer@rockingham.wa.gov.au or 9528 0333. Please note that registrations are required.

As with all our workshops, we do advise that if mental health issues or suicide ideation are a current issue for you, that these workshops won’t be suitable for you at this stage.

Re[Frame]: reframing the conversation around mental illness

Mental Health Public Art Project – McLarty Hall, Shoalwater

Artist Request for Quote

We're seeking quotes for the design and installation of a community mental health art piece which will be a collaborative project between the City of Rockingham, people with lived experience of mental health and the mental health sector. The mural at McLarty Hall, Shoalwater, will shine a light on individual stories of journey through recovery after experiences of mental illness and finding hope and health. The installation will create a space of reflection and connection.

Applications close Friday 24 September 2021 at 4pm. No late applications can be considered.

For more information and the required documentation, please contact 9528 0333 or customer@rockingham.wa.gov.au.

There is always someone available to listen. If you or someone you know needs help, please contact:

• Lifeline: 13 11 14
• Beyondblue: 1300 224 636

Child protection workshops

Are you a parent or carer? Would you like information on how to be proactive to gain the knowledge on how to keep your children safe? We host free workshops for parents and carers during Child Protection Week. Keep an eye out on our Facebook page for ongoing session when workshops are available.

16 Days in WA

16 Days in WA runs from 25 November to 10 December each year. This initiative draws inspiration from the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, an international campaign to end violence against women and girls across the world.

16 Days in WA aims to raise awareness, increase positive actions and highlight organisations, agencies and individuals working to end violence against women.

More information on how to get involved will be available towards the end of October.