Companion House works with people who have sought refuge in Australia from persecution, torture and war related trauma. We work with people who are newly arrived and longer term settlers. We work with adults, young people and children. Most of the people we work with are asylum seekers or from a refugee background. We are a non profit community based organisation.
Companion House has the following services :
Medical and primary health services
Health promotion
Counselling and advocacy
Community capacity building
We also provide, training,resources, and professional development to organisations and individuals who want to build their skills in working with survivors of torture and trauma and refugee issues.