There is one FASSTT member agency in each state and territory of Australia. The eight agencies in the FASSTT network offer direct services to survivors of torture and trauma, their families and communities. These include psychological assessments, individual psycho-therapeutic interventions, group and family therapy, youth activities, natural therapies and community development.
FASSTT members also provide innovative and effective services to ensure that the Australian community can play an important role in diminishing the impact of torture on survivors and enhancing their opportunities to rebuild productive and meaningful lives. These services include professional development and capacity building for service providers (such as workers in the health, housing, education and settlement fields), networking, research, volunteer programs and case consultations.
If you are interested in knowing more about the FASSTT agency in your state or territory please contact them directly (see details below). You can also find out more about each FASSTT agency in our 2006 report Out of the Abyss.
ASeTTS (Association for Services to Torture and Trauma Survivors)
Director: Ms Norma Josephs
286 Beaufort Street
Perth WA 6000
P: 08 9227 2700
E: reception@asetts.org.au
W: www.asetts.org.au
Companion House
Director: Ms Kathy Ragless
41 Fairfax Street
O’Connor ACT 2602
P: 02 6247 7227
E: info@companionhouse.org.au
W: www.companionhouse.org.au
Foundation House (Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture)
Director: Mr Paris Aristotle
6 Gardiner Street
Brunswick VIC 3056
P: 03 9388 0022
E: info@foundationhouse.org.au
W: www.foundationhouse.org.au
Melaleuca Refugee Centre (Torture and Trauma Survivors Service of the Northern Territory)
Director: Ms Lava Kohaupt
Shop 33, Rapid Creek Business Village
48 Trower Road
Millner NT 0810
P: 08 8985 3311
E: admin@melaleuca.org.au
W: www.melaleuca..org.au
Phoenix Support Service for Survivors of Torture and Trauma
Acting Director: Cedric Manen
49 Molle Street
Hobart TAS 7000
P: 03 6221 0999
E: phoenix@mrchobart.org.au
W: www.mrchobart.org.au/Phoenix/Phoenix.html
QPASTT (Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma)
Director: Ms Tracy Worrall
50 Shottery Street
Yeronga QLD 4104
P: 07 3391 6677
E: admin@qpastt.org.au
W: www.qpastt.org.au
STARTTS (Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors)
Executive Director: Mr Jorge Aroche
152-168 The Horsley Drive
Carramar NSW 2163
P: 02 9794 1900
E: startts@sswahs.nsw.gov.au
W: www.startts.org
STTARS (Survivors of Torture and Trauma Assistance and Rehabilitation Service)
Director: Ms Bernadette McGrath
12 Hawker Street
Bowden SA 5007
P: 08 8346 5433
E: sttars@sttars.org.au
W: www.sttars.org.au