The following services and websites provide family violence information and assistance for particular groups.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
- Djirra | djirra.org.au
Sexual and Reproductive Health
- 1800 My Options | 1800myoptions.org.au
LGBTIQA+
- Rainbow Door – free specialist LGBTIQA+ helpline with family violence supports | www.rainbowdoor.org.au
- WithRespect – telecounselling and support | withrespect.org.au
- Way Out, support for LGBTIQA youth in rural areas | cobaw.org.au
- Drummond Street Services QueerSpace (Relationship Services) | ds.org.au
- Thorne Harbour Family Violence Services | thorneharbour.org
- Another Closet | anothercloset.com.au
- Rainbow Health Victoria | rainbowhealthvic.org.au
- LGBTI Liaison Officers (GLLOs) – most Victorian police stations have a GLBTI Liason Officer, an officer who serves as a safe and responsive contact point for LGBTI community members. To speak to them or make a report, call your local police station and ask for the GLLO. In an emergency situation, always call 000.
- Fitzroy Legal Service – LGBTIQ clinic | fitzroy-legal.org.au
- QLife – counselling and referral service for people of diverse sex, genders and sexualities | qlife.org.au
Seniors
- Seniors Rights Victoria | seniorsrights.org.au
Culturally and linguistically diverse people
- inTouch Multicultural Centre Against Family Violence | intouch.org.au
- Victorian Immigrant and Refugee Women’s Coalition | virwc.org.au
Women with disabilities
- Women with Disabilities Victoria | wdv.org.au
Men
- Men’s Lines Australia | mensline.org.au
- Men’s Referral Service | ntvmrs.org.au
Young people
- Kids Helpline | kidshelp.com.au
- Kids Triple Zero | kids.triplezero.gov.au
- DVRCV Love: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly | lovegoodbadugly.com
- Way Out, support for LGBTIQA youth in rural areas | cobaw.org.au
Counselling
- 1800 RESPECT, the national sexual assault, domestic and family violence counselling service | www.1800respect.org.au
Legal services
- Women’s Legal Aid Victoria | womenslegal.org.au
- Victoria Legal Aid | legalaid.vic.gov.au
- Fitzroy Legal Service – LGBTIQ clinic | fitzroy-legal.org.au
Financial abuse services
- WIRE Money Problems with Your Partner / The Purse Project | wire.org.au
- Financial and Consumer Rights Council | fcrc.org.au
General information
- Our Watch | ourwatch.org.au
- ANROWS | anrows.org.au
- Orange Door | orangedoor.vic.gov.au/
- Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria (DVRCV) | www.dvrcv.org.au