Standing with Children
Through Life’s Storms
This year, Parkerville Children and Youth Care supported over 12,700 children and young people across Western Australia - guiding them through life’s toughest challenges, from child abuse, family violence, and youth homelessness to the long-term impacts of trauma, neglect, and other adverse childhood experiences. Behind every number is a child whose life has been transformed, a family strengthened, and a young person given the chance to heal, grow, and thrive.
2025 has been a year of growth and vision for Parkerville. The Midland Medicare Mental Health Kids Hub opened this year, creating a welcoming space for children aged 0-12, along with their families, carers, and kin, to access free mental health and wellbeing support. With on-site psychology, occupational therapy, counselling, workshops, and help connecting with community services, the Hub is helping children thrive, supporting healthy development and strong social and emotional wellbeing.
We have secured long-term funding for our Multi-Agency Investigation Support Team (MIST), enabling us to support even more children who have experienced sexual abuse to heal and feel safe. In 2025, we also launched our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan and new cultural resources, deepening our commitment to inclusion, cultural safety, and respectful partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Through our newly launched Family Support Network and Intensive Family Support Service, families are receiving hands-on support to stay safely together, building stability, connection, and hope at home.
Looking ahead, we are preparing to open Parkerville Grove School in 2026. As part of our Therapeutic Education Services, the school will provide children who need extra support with a safe, nurturing environment where therapy and learning come together. Students will receive individualised therapeutic support alongside their education, helping them build confidence, manage emotions, and thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. It will be a place where every child can feel safe, supported, and empowered to reach their potential.
At Parkerville, we walk beside children and families facing difficult times. Our teams listen, care, and help them feel safe, build confidence, and grow stronger, always working in ways that respect everyone’s culture, story, and needs.
A safe bed shouldn’t be a Christmas miracle
At Christmas, we are reminded that a home should be a place of safety, warmth, and belonging. But for many children, that isn’t the reality.
Seven-year-old Maddie knows this too well. In the past six months, she and her dad have relied on relatives and temporary accommodation. On two occasions, with nowhere else to turn, they slept in their car.
Through Parkerville’s Supported Accommodation and Community Support (SACS) service, Maddie and her dad received food, warm clothing, and short-term housing - but more importantly, they found people who took the time to listen, care, and build trust. Maddie was seen not as a problem to be solved, but as a bright, curious young girl whose world had become unsafe.
Sadly, Maddie’s story is not unique. Across Western Australia, families face housing insecurity, the rising cost of living, and the lingering effects of trauma, violence, and hardship.
This Christmas, your gift can bring safety, stability, and hope to children like Maddie - children who deserve to laugh, to learn, and to experience the joy of the season. Your gift will support them as they recover from trauma, no matter its cause, giving them the care, guidance, and love they need to heal and thrive.
Please, make a special Christmas gift today and light the way for a child in Western Australia who needs it most: www.parkerville.org.au/maddie
From all of us at Parkerville Children and Youth Care, thank you for walking with us. May your Christmas be filled with love, laughter, and joy, and may the year ahead bring hope, peace, and blessings.
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