Support Services for Women and Children
If you feel frightened or are concerned about your own or someone’s safety and wellbeing, or if you need to reach a place of safety, you can contact the services listed below for help and support
1800Respect – National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service
- 1800 737 732
- 13 14 50
- www.1800respect.org.au
- Provides confidential information, counselling and support services. Open 24 hours to support people impacted by sexual assault, domestic or family violence and abuse. Includes a 24 hour phone service and online chat service.
inTouch – Multicultural Centre Against Family Violence
- 1800 755 988
- www.intouch.org.au
- State-wide specialist family violence service that works with women from migrant and refugee backgrounds, their families and their communities in Victoria. Provide case management to women, training, conduct research, and run community-based projects in order to address the issue of family violence in the community.
Safe Steps – Family Violence Response Centre
- 1800 015 188
- www.safesteps.org.au
- Provides 24 hour family violence response, referral, information and support services in Victoria.
Lifeline Australia – Crisis Support
- 13 11 14
- 13 14 50
- www.lifeline.org.au
- Provides confidential, 24 hour support for people experiencing crisis, depression, anxiety, loneliness, abuse and trauma, stress, and for suicide prevention.
Beyond Blue
- 1300 224 636
- www.beyondblue.org.au
- Provides information and support for anxiety, depression and suicide prevention, including for mental health consequences of violence and abuse. Includes a phone service and online chat service.
Kidshelpline
- 1800 55 1800
- kidshelpline.com.au
- Kids Helpline is Australia’s only free, confidential 24/7 online and phone counselling service for young people aged 5-25.