Sexual Health Quarters (SHQ) is the leading not-for-profit provider of sexual and reproductive health services, counselling, and education in Western Australia. Founded in 1972 as the Family Planning Association of Western Australia Inc. over the last 50+ years our organisation has continued to evolve, diversify and expand in response to community need.
The Family Planning Association of Western Australia Inc proudly operates and supports a network of community health and wellbeing services and programs across Western Australia, working in partnership to improve community health and wellbeing outcomes and strengthen local services. Our umbrella services include Magenta, South Coastal Health & Community Services and South Coastal Babbingur Mia. In addition, we proudly partner with Allambee Inc (Mandurah) and Nintirri Centre (Tom Price) to deliver much-needed women’s health services in regional and rural WA. We are proudly accredited under the National Safety & Quality Health Standards, a NDIS Registered Provider and an accredited Rainbow Tick organisation.
Across all our services we share the same mission to improve access to safe and affordable health and wellbeing services. We’re proud of our pro-choice and non-judgemental approach to providing high quality, friendly, and inclusive care for the diverse populations we support.
SHQ is an independent, non-profit organisation. We are a member of the Family Planning Alliance of Australia.
You can read more about this on our Quality and Accreditation page.
We are a Registered NDIS Provider and NDIS Verified.
Our vision
Freedom of choice and access to sexual health, respectful relationships, and rights for everyone.
Our Purpose
At SHQ, we believe that sexual health and respectful relationships are the cornerstone of overall wellbeing, impacting individuals, couples, families, and communities. We are driven by the belief that everyone has the right to access high-quality sexual health services, counselling, and education, free from judgment and discrimination.
We stand firm in our commitment to challenge the status quo, break down barriers, and foster inclusivity, striving each day to make a positive and enduring difference in the lives we touch, to challenge social injustice and passionately advocate for those who cannot speak freely.
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide affordable and accessible sexual health and relationship clinical care and counselling, and through education, empower those we serve, regardless of age, culture, gender, sexuality, belief, or ability, with the understanding and confidence to make informed choices about their sexual health and relationships.
Our values
Respect for All
We are passionate about inclusiveness and rejoice in diversity. Working together to support human rights and call out social injustice, we work to provide a voice for those unable to speak freely.
Courageous and Genuine
We are inspired and motivated by each other and our communities to do better, and to continually push the frontiers on sexual health, respectful relationship, and rights for everyone.
Friendly and Compassionate
We continually strive to create a friendly, safe, and welcoming service, working hard every day to deliver the highest standard of care, education, and training to those we support.
Stronger Together
We openly share our knowledge, skills, and humour among ourselves and those we work with. Together, we can deliver meaningful, impactful change.
Our priority groups
- Young people
- Aboriginal people
- People living with intellectual disability
- Sex workers
- People from CaLD communities
- People from regional, rural and remote communities
- LGBTIQA+
Our projects
- Magenta – sex worker support project