The police minister has celebrated the new Peel women's drop-in centre, in particular as it addresses the "growing" number of teenage assaults against parents.
Police Minister Michelle Roberts visited Safe Woman Safe Family on Wednesday, after the Pinjarra centre received $25,000 as part of a Community Crime Prevention Grant.
Ms Roberts said assaults on parents, particularly mothers, was increasing.
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"That has unfortunately been a growing area so those parents need support and help, and need to know how to deal with a situation where their children turn violent and, effectively, commit crimes against them," she said.
"These are shocking and distressing situations for families and they need our support."
Ms Roberts said the new domestic violence drop-in centre was "invaluable" to the Peel region.
The rates are really high and its one of those areas that is just overlooked.
- Tanya Langford
"It's actually a crime, it's actually an assault against another person and to think that people and women are victims of assault within their homes is a concern for the whole community," she said.
"We want to support women to get out of those situations and have strategies for the way forward.
"I am really confident the women backing this program will provide women with much better futures."
Safe Woman Safe Family co-facilitator Tanya Langford said one out of every eight perpetrators in police callouts for domestic violence is a child or teenager.
If you can stop some of those violent tendencies developing, then you are preventing them from becoming more violent later on in life.
- Tanya Langford
"The rates are really high and its one of those areas that is just overlooked," she said.
"It's the verbal, emotional, psychological, physical abuse. It's more males than females.
"I have worked with so many mums who have lost their tenancy from the damage kids have done to their homes."
Ms Langford will use the grant to run a program that will teach mothers strategies to deal with violent behaviour.
"If you can stop some of those violent tendencies developing, then you are preventing them from becoming more violent later on in life," she said.
For more information visit www.safewomansafefamilywa.com.
Are you experiencing domestic violence? Call police on 000 in an emergency or 131 444 to report an incident.
For counselling or support services call the free 24-hour Women's Domestic Violence Helpline on 1800 007 339.