What Does WWILD Do

At WWILD we can provide support and information to people with intellectual or learning disabilities who have been victims of crime or exploitation.

Information:

If you have been a victim of crime, you may need help to know

•     what your options are
•     what kind of support is available to you
•     and where you can go for help.

The best way to get information is for us to talk to you or another person over the phone or in person.

Call WWILD on 07 3262 9877.

 

Referral – Helping you get help:

We can help you find the help you need. This is called a referral.

Some of the services we can help you find might be:

• Counselling
• Access Domestic and Family Violence services
• Legal advice
• Police
• Medical or mental health support
• Housing
• Disability Advocacy Services

Go to https://wwild.org.au/links/ to find phone numbers for other services.

 

Counselling support:

We can help with counselling support. You may want to talk to someone about how you are feeling. Click HERE to find out more about it.

 

Victim of crime support:

WWILD workers may be able to support you:

• Talk about what you would like to do
• Talk about and help you improve your safety where you live
• Talking to police, attend court or appointments with lawyers
• Apply for Domestic violence orders, access
• Seek Legal advice or apply for Legal Aid
• Apply for financial assistance from Victims Support Queensland
• Apply for safer housing options
• Seek appropriate disability support like NDIS, Centrelink payments
• Fill out forms
• Find out about community activities or groups

Click on this LINK to find out more about the program.

Click on this link for ‘What to do if someone hurts you‘ information

 

WWILD Groups

WWILD has regular groups and short term therapeutic groups that run that run a few times a year.  The Women’s group is on a Wednesday morning, the Parents group is on a Friday morning and an LGBTIQ group is on a Wednesday afternoon. Please go the WWILD groups page for more information about those and the other short term educational groups such as an Understanding Relationships ‘You and Me’ group,  Domestic and Family Violence group and Understanding Sexuality group.

 

Disability Royal Commission

We also help people who would like to talk to the Disability Royal Commission and share their stories. This can involve you talking to one of our workers and working out the best way to share your story – written down, pictures or other images or face to face meeting. Its up to you. Click on this link to learn more about the Disability Royal Commission project at WWILD.

 

Professional Training and Community Education 

WWILD runs training workshops and community education groups during the year. Click Here  to find out more.

You can find out more about our therapeutic community education groups Here on our Groups Page.

WWILD’s online Training is available Here on our home page. WWILD’s Recorded Webinars are available Here.

 

LISTEN UP! Project 2020 – 2022

This project is in its final phase and moving to promotion and distribution of the resources developed during the Listen Up! project. These resources are a series of podcast episodes and booklet for allied health professionals.

The next phase of the project is to hold the project Launches of the resources, being held in March 2022, and distribute the resources. Please contact Jane or Kaitie for further information at 07-32629877.

 

For more information on COVID-19 vaccination requirements for anyone attending WWILD premises or outreach services, please click on this LINK

For more information about all WWILD’s services, please call WWILD on 07 3262 9877.