External help
- Emergency Services (police, ambulance, fire)
Emergency assistance. - National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service
Telephone counselling, advice and support. - Centre Against Sexual Assault (CASA)
24-hour crisis service for adults, children and non-offending family members, counselling, medical care and advocacy. - Victoria Police Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team
Victoria Police units providing a specialised response to adult victims of sexual assault and child victims of sexual and/or physical abuse. - Victoria Police Family Violence Liaison Officer
Provides a contact point for referral to police involvement. - Victoria Legal Aid
Legal Advice. - Community Legal Centres
Free confidential legal advice to all members of the community. - Rainbow Health Victoria
Enhancing the wellbeing of Victoria's GLBTI communities. - Lifeline
Personal crisis counselling. - WAYSS Ltd
Assist with individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness to improve their life circumstances - Kids Helpline
Online counselling service for young people aged five to 25 years. - 1800RESPECT
24/7 Support Service for family violence - 1800 737 732. - Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria
Support Service for family violence 9486 9866. - Multicultural Centre Against Family Violence
Support service for family violence – 9413 6500 or 1800 755 988. - Women's Information and Referral Exchange Inc
Support Service for family violence. - Aboriginal Women's referral
Elizabeth Morgan House – 9482 5744. - Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre (formerly Women's Domestic Violence Crisis Service)
Service for women experiencing violence and abuse from a partner or ex-partner, another family member or someone else the person is close to. - The Look Out
Support service for family violence. - Mensline Australia
24/7 telephone and online support, information and referral service helping men to deal with relationship problems. - Men's Referral Service
Anonymous, Confidential, Respectful – 1300 766 491. - Gamblers Help
24/7 support via chat or email for any person affected by gambling. - Directline (drug and alcohol)
Drug and alcohol counselling, information, support and referral for drug users, family members and others.