Support Services

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CHILDREN & FAMILIES ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAMS

Bravehearts

Offers personal safety education programs for children in early years through to high school, as well as online child protection training courses.

Phone

1800 272 831

Body Safety Australia

Offers to all communities body safety education that celebrates children of all socio-economic statues, religion, abilities, sexualities, genders, cultures and/or family structure. Programs are for early childhood through to secondary school.

Phone

03 9471 2247

CAPS

Child Abuse Prevention Service is dedicated to the prevention of all forms of child maltreatment. Delivers community education programs designed to keep children safe, supported and loved.

Phone

02 7232 0422

NAPCAN

National Association for Prevention of Child abuse and Neglect, focusing on the prevention of child abuse and neglect before it starts. Offers a range of training programs and workshops.

Phone

02 8073 3300

ADULT SUPPORT SERVICES

Blueknot

Provides telephone counselling, information and support for adult survivors of child abuse and referral to professionals and agencies. Provides workshops for survivors, family members, partners and friends.

Professional development for health professionals is also available.

Phone

1800 737 732

Bravehearts

Specialist case management, face to face counselling (QLD only) and telephone counselling in all states and territories for child and adult survivors, non-offending family members and friends engaging with the Royal Commission.

Phone

1800 272 831

Catholic Care

Provide support and counselling services to people of any background or denomination. Specialist services include individual and relationship counselling, family support, disability and out-of-home care services.

Phone 13 18 19

Child Wise

Trauma informed telephone and online counselling for childhood abuse. Training and organizational capacity building on child abuse prevention.

Phone

1800 991 099

Interrelate

Counselling and support for those affected by institutional child sexual abuse and the work of the Royal Commission. Location in metropolitan, regional and rural NSW.

Phone

1300 134 924

knowmore.org.au

Independent service giving free legal advice to assist survivors of institutional child sexual abuse.

Phone

1800 605 762

Lifeline

National charity providing all Australians experiencing emotional distress with access to 24 hours crisis support and suicide prevention services.

Exist so that no person in Australia has to face their darkest moments alone.

Phone 13 11 14

Mensline

A national telephone and online support, information and referral service for men and family and relationship concerns.

Phone

1300 789 978

NASASV

Compehensive Australian directory on services for people seeking help, counselling and support for sexual assault and violence related issues

Phone

(08) 9535 8263

National Legal Aid

For legal advice please contact your state or territory legal aid office.

Phone Individual State / Territory phone numbers listed on website

https://www.1800respect.org.au/

Is the national domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support service. It is available for free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to support people impacted by domestic, family or sexual violence.

Phone

1800 737 732

or text

0458 737 732

SURVIVORS & MATES SUPPORT NETWORK

samsn

Facilitated groups and workshops for male survivors of childhood sexual abuse and their families.

Phone

1800 472 676

Victims Services

Victims Access Line

Provides confidential support and information to victims of all crimes, including sexual and physical assault and domestic violence.

Phone

1800 633 063