| Pregnancy Help, Centrecare |
| Years of Operation | From the late 1980s to 1990 or 1991 |
| Role Of Facility | Pregnancy Help was described in 1989 as a service which provided for single and expectant teenage mothers in need of supported accommodation. |
| Sponsoring Agency | Centrecare |
Other facilities in
Signposts that are
related to the
Sponsoring Agency | See the entry “Centrecare” in the earlier section of Signposts, “Non-Government Agencies and their Subsidiary Institutions” |
| Address(es) | Metropolitan Area |
| Brief History | The service operated two externally supported houses and a crisis house in suburban locations in 1989. Ms Corry Schoenmakers was the Coordinator at that time.
This program was funded by the Commonwealth/State funded Supported Accommodation Assistance Program. [For notes on this program see the section on NAHA/SAAP at the beginning of Signposts]. |
| Records | Centrecare may hold records of young women who were resident in Pregnancy Help facilities.
Departmental case records for young people referred by the Department may reside with the Department of Communities. Index of clients who sought assistance through Pregnancy Help are held by the Department. No client records were held by the Department; these remained with Pregnancy Help (refer now to Centrecare, Perth). The index contains mother’s name, sometimes child’s name and date of birth. |
| Access | While access to records is restricted to protect the privacy of individuals, people are encouraged to enquire. |
| Contact Details | The Director, Centrecare
456 Hay Street, Perth WA 6000
Telephone: (08) 9325 6644
Email: enquiries@centrecare.com.au
Freedom of Information
Department of Communities
Locked Bag 5000, Fremantle WA 6959
Telephone: (08) 6414 3344
Country free call: 1800 176 888
Email: foi@communities.wa.gov.au
Website: www.communities.wa.gov.au |
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