Fremantle Women’s Health Centre is a not for profit, community health organisation dedicated to women-centred care.
Our commitment is to provide a welcoming environment with high quality, professional, affordable and accessible health and wellbeing services to women 16 years or older, who live in the Fremantle, East Fremantle, Cockburn, and Melville regions.
We provide a range of health promotion, prevention and treatment services for women including:
Originally known as the Multicultural Women’s Health Centre we have been providing health and wellbeing services to women in our community since 1985. We changed our name in 1995 to make it clear that the services are for women of all cultural backgrounds.
Our Vision
Women enjoy gender equality and good health.
Our Purpose
Be a welcoming place where women learn to prioritise their health and wellbeing to live better lives.
Our Values
Integrity
We are open, honest and accountable and work hard to develop relationships built on mutual trust with all our clients.
Woman-Centred
We are dedicated to providing women-centred care, valuing individual needs and expectations to work with clients as equal partners in their own wellbeing.
Responsive, by providing affordable services and facilitating equal access to services for all women regardless of age, ability, religion, culture, sexuality or socio-economic circumstances
Inclusiveness
We are an accessible centre for women who face barriers to good healthcare.
Collaboration
We work alongside our clients, carers and partners within the community to provide high quality health and wellbeing services.
Our Focus Areas
Positive Mental Wellbeing
Support positive adjustment to parenting during the first 1000 days and offer recovery led services with women aged 16 years and over.
Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health
Working to prevent, screen and provide early intervention to improve health outcomes.
Gendered Violence
Normalising conversations about the impact of gendered violence and supporting healthy relationships.
Economic Insecurity
Prioritising women who cannot access fee-for-service. Empower, encourage and support women experiencing economic insecurity to better manage their own health-care needs.
National Standards for Mental Health Services Certificate
FWHC is proud to announce we have been certified against the National Standards for Mental Health Services. You can access this certificate here
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