Newcastle Crisis Centre
Crisis centre, place of safety/emergency shelter, counselling service; private, community-based NPO; Amajuba District-serving **Services:** - **Place of safety (emergency shelter)** — residential accommodation for women, children, and others fleeing abuse; confirmed to have housed victims of domestic violence, rape, human trafficking, and abandoned children - **Crisis counselling** — immediate psychosocial support for abuse and trauma survivors - **Individual counselling** — ongoing support; also offers marriage counselling and anger management - **Rape/sexual assault support** — a 2018 community comment confirms the centre responds to rape survivor referrals urgently - **Referral network** — confirmed strong referral network to specialised services for needs the centre itself cannot address - **Community outreach** — education and awareness about domestic violence, child abuse, and rights - **Human trafficking response** — confirmed experience with trafficking survivors **Quote from Director Mary Dobbie:** "Crime has become more violent over the years and we have seen it all. There is a great need for the centre in the Amajuba District, as domestic violence and child abuse is high."
Contact & Location
- Mary Dobbie - Manager
- Corner of Sutherland and Paterson Streets, Newcastle Central, Newcastle, 2940, KwaZulu-Natal
Opening Hours
Opening hours not available. Contact the organisation directly.
About
GBV response in Newcastle and the Amajuba District for nearly 30 years. Newcastle Crisis Centre was born from a direct, urgent recognition of need: "There is a great need for the centre in the Amajuba District, as domestic violence and child abuse is high." Over nearly three decades, the centre has housed survivors of domestic violence, rape, human trafficking, and abandoned children, providing emergency residential shelter (place of safety) alongside crisis counselling, individual counselling, marriage counselling, anger management, and a strong referral network for needs that require specialist services. Newcastle is KwaZulu-Natal's third-largest city and industrial hub — home to Madadeni and Osizweni townships with large and underserviced populations. If you are in crisis in Newcastle: 034 315 3389 / walk in at the corner of Sutherland and Paterson Streets / GBV Command Centre 0800 428 428 (toll-free, 24/7).