STARTTS – Service for Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors

Culturally relevant psychological treatment for refugee background people

Services provided

• Individual torture and trauma Counselling
• Clinical groups
• Community Development

Locations

Operating Hours

8:30am -5:00pm Monday – Friday

Eligibility Criteria

• Anyone from a refugee like background wanting support with the psychological and social impacts of torture and refugee trauma.
• Anyone can refer to STARTTS including self-referral.
• Some co-occurring life crisis and acute mental health crisis will need to be stabilised before torture and trauma counselling can be effective.

STARTTS Wagga Wagga and Griffith use Telephone Interpreters.

STARTTS is not a crisis service

Cost of Service

Free

Age Range

All ages are eligible for STARTTS

• Children
• Adolescents
• Adults
• Older Adults

eMail

STTS-IntakeGeneral@health.nsw.gov.au