If you are in danger call 000

Call Mary’s House Services on 1800 002 111

Call 24hr NSW Domestic Violence Line on 1800 65 64 63

Call Lifeline on 13 11 14

Sunday 27th October 2024

Mary's House Walk

Say no to domestic and family violence in our community.

Domestic abuse in any form is totally unacceptable.

Mary’s House Services is a not-for-profit organisation, funded by the community, which supports women and their children to escape and recover from domestic and family violence.

Live a life free of domestic violence and abuse.

Mary’s House Services mission is to empower women and children to live a life free of domestic violence and abuse.

Domestic violence doesnt know a postcode.

Family, domestic, and sexual violence permeate all age groups, demographics, and regions. Shockingly, statistics reveal that only 1 in 5 Australians acknowledge domestic violence as a prevalent issue in their communities.

Together, we can build hope and save lives.

At Mary’s House Services, we provide immediate critical care, safety, and shelter, and then access to legal and financial services and support, plus evidence-based therapeutic and wellbeing programs to women with varying and complex needs.

Mary's House Refuge

Need assistance? Call 1800 002 111

Daisy Outreach Centre

Need assistance? Call 1800 002 111

Say no to domestic violence in our community.

Domestic violence is most commonly understood to be violence and abuse perpetrated by a man upon his intimate partner. This understanding and definition is supported by the extensive body of research conducted over the last 50 years, primarily in North America and the United Kingdom.

Domestic violence may sometimes be referred to as intimate partner violence. In the overwhelming majority of incidents domestic violence is perpetrated by a man against a woman. Domestic violence also occurs in LGBTQIA+ relationships.

The term, ‘family violence,’ has also been used to refer to domestic violence, for example, in Australian family law and immigration law, although the strict definition of family violence incorporates violence and abuse occurring within a broad range of intrafamilial and kinship relationships, thus blurring the intrinsic nature and dynamics of the relationship of trust and intimacy and therefore its complexity.

Domestic violence occurs across all cultural and socio-economic groups.

 

The hard facts about domestic violence in Australia.

Your generosity can provide essential services and support to women and children requiring critical care.

At Mary’s House Services, we provide immediate critical care, safety, and shelter, and then access to legal and financial services and support to women and families that are victims of domestic violence.

Mary’s House Winter Appeal 2024
WINTER APPEAL

Say no to domestic violence in our community

Hear from the client voices from Mary’s House Services.

Watch the Studio Ten interview
FAMILY VIOLENCE CRISIS

Hear from Yvette, Our CEO

Our Chief Executive Officer, Yvette, spoke with Studio Ten. Thank you to the team at Paramount for providing us the opportunity to speak to the community about domestic and family violence.

Ways to get involved

Events

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Early bird registration for the Mary's House Walk is now open
Sun, 27 Oct 2024 - Join us for the annual Mary’s House Walk and say no to domestic and family violen...
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North Sydney Bears Charity Day
Sun, 18 Aug 2024 - Thank you to North Sydney Bears for inviting community organisations, including Mary's...
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Sydney Male Choir
Sat, 17 Aug 2024 - A warm thank you to Sydney Male Choir for supporting Mary’s House Services on Saturday...
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DOMESTIC & FAMILY VIOLENCE PROGRAMS

Community Programs for victim - survivors of D&FV

Through our outreach service the Daisy Centre, Mary's House Services offers women who have experienced domestic and family violence, a suite of programs, advice clinics and tailored casework services.

Some of the activities for community clients running at the Daisy Centre this term include:

  • Reflect and Restore
  • Parenting and DFV
  • Art Therapy
  • Connect
  • Financial Wellbeing workshop
MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Our valued supporters

We are proud to partner with a number of organisation in our mission to offer hope, compassion and safety to women and children who have experienced domestic violence and abuse.

Thank you to our major supporters and pro-bono partners :

“I had no idea the people at Mary’s House would be the core of my new village, gently carrying me along in a piece of cotton wool through the process.”

Stay up to date with the latest from Mary's House Services

News & Media

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If you are worried that you may be a victim of tech-abuse Mary’s House Services can help. Mary’s...
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Action on violence falls well short
We need an exponential rise in frontline funding and specialist courts, writes Yvette Vignando of Mary’s...
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