Domestic and family Violence Support

The below services operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 

• 1800 RESPECT
  
  PH 1800 737 732 I Home | 1800RESPECT
  
  
• 1800RESPECT is the national domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support service.
• If you or someone you know is experiencing, or at risk of experiencing domestic, family or sexual violence, you can call 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732, chat online via our website or text 0458 737 732. 
• In an emergency, call 000.
  
  
  
  

InTouch Multicultural DV service 

1800 755 988 I Home - inTouch

InTouch provides services, programs and responses to family violence in migrant and refugee communities. 

The below services operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 

• DV Helpline
  
  PH 1800 656 436 I Domestic, family and sexual violence | Communities and Justice (nsw.gov.au)
  

The NSW Domestic Violence Line provides counselling and referrals to women experiencing domestic and family violence.

Caseworkers on the Domestic Violence Line can help you:

• Get hospital care, counselling and family support services.
• Understand what an Apprehended Violence Order (AVO) is and how to get one.
• Develop a safety plan for you and your children.
• Find emergency accommodation for you and your children.
• Help you with transport for you and your children.
• Talk to the police, courts and lawyers.

The below services operate within business hours - Monday-Friday, 9:00 am - 5: 00 pm 

• Yes Unlimited
  
  PH 1800 885 355 I YES Unlimited

    Centralised Intake, case-management, safety planning and referrals for people experiencing Domestic and Family    Violence (DFV).

• Women’s Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service (WDVCAS)

    PH 02 6962 3893 I Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Services - Linking Communities Network (lcn.org.au)

    Local co-ordination point, DFV risk assessment and safety planning, assistance with obtaining Apprehended Violence     Orders (AVO).

• The Women’s Centre for Health and Wellbeing

    PH 02 60215773 I The Women’s Centre for Health and Wellbeing – A place for all Women (womenscentre.org.au)

 The Women’s Centre is a women’s only safe place, supporting all women in our community, particularly those who are Family & Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault survivors. Some of the services offered are intake and referral, counselling, therapeutic groups, risk assessments and safety planning.

The below services operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 

• Safe Steps

    PH 1800 015 188 I Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre - 24/7 support for Victorians

    Safe Steps is Victoria’s 24/7 Family Violence Response Centre. We help women and children to escape family violence     and live free from abuse.

The below services operate within business hours - Monday-Friday, 9:00 am - 5: 00 pm 

• The Orange Door
  
  PH 1800 271 157 I Family violence support and extra help for children and families (orangedoor.vic.gov.au)

We can help if:

• Someone is making you feel afraid or unsafe such as your partner, ex-partner, family member or carer. 
• If you have experienced family violence, including controlling behaviour like someone monitoring where you go, who you visit or how you spend money.

• The Women’s Centre for Health and Wellbeing

    PH 02 60215773 I The Women’s Centre for Health and Wellbeing – A place for all Women (womenscentre.org.au)

 The Women’s Centre is a women’s only safe place, supporting all women in our community, particularly those who are Family & Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault survivors. Some of the services offered are intake and referral, counselling, therapeutic groups, risk assessments and safety planning.

The below services operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 

• Yarning Safe N Strong 

    PH 1800 959 563 I Yarning SafeNStrong | VAHS        
    Email ysns@vahs.org.au
    Facebook @YarningSafenStrong

• Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS) have established a free and confidential counselling service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. Yarning SafeNStrong (YSNS) is available to people and families who need to have a yarn with someone about their wellbeing.
• We have culturally suitable counsellors you can yarn safely with ‘who get it’, no matter how big or small the challenge.

Djelk Ja Family Violence Support

    PH 1800 421 640 (Business hours) I SEWB Home – AWAHS

Services include:

• Crisis support
• Case management
• Counselling
• Family violence women’s support group

VACCA Family Violence Client Service Delivery 

    PH 03  57569000 I Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency | VACCA

• Our family violence support services help Aboriginal, men, women, adolescents, and children to heal and move forward with their lives, as well as advocate for change.
  
  

Mungabareena Aboriginal Corporation

    PH 02 247599 I Mungabareena Aboriginal Corporation

• Offers a range of services including family violence support.