Type: Crisis service, Women's refuge services, Specialist services, After hours services
Sector/setting: CALD, Disability, Children, Early intervention, Response, Recovery, Sexual assault, Women, Elder abuse
safe steps provides telephone crisis counselling, referral, information and support, and is the central contact point for women’s Refuges in Victoria.
- 1800 015 188 - Toll Free 24 hours 7 days a week
- (03) 9928 9600
Type: Specialist services, After hours services, Case management, Counselling services
Sector/setting: Community services, Early intervention, Response, Recovery
WithRespect provides resources, tips and advice for LGBTIQ+ people on having and maintaining healthy relationships.
- Contact WithRespect on 1800 LGBTIQ (1800 542 847)
Type: Crisis service, Women's refuge services, Specialist services, After hours services, Case management
Sector/setting: Children, Housing, Men's services, Response, Women, Elder abuse
This service provides a specialist family violence response during business hours to women & children in Ballarat, Ararat, The Pyrenees, Golden Plains, Moorabool & Hepburn.
23 Wetlands Drive, Mount Helen, 3350
Type: Specialist services, After hours services, Case management, Counselling services
Sector/setting: Community services, Children, Housing, Men's services, Response, Recovery, Women
Bethany offers family violence counselling, support and advice.
- (03) 5278 8122 (Hamlyn Heights, main office)
- (03) 5247 2111 (West Geelong)
- 1300 510 439 (Warrnambool)
- 5278 8122 (Grovedale)
- 5278 8122 (Men's programs)
Bethany has offices in Hamlyn Heights, Grovedale, West Geelong and Warrnambool.
Type: Crisis service, Specialist services, After hours services, Case management, Counselling services, Peak body
Sector/setting: Training and education, Community services, Prevention, Response, Sexual assault, Women
Provide support and intervention to women, children and men who are victim survivors of sexual assault.
- Sexual Assault Crisis Line (Victoria) 1800 806 292
Find your nearest CASA: https://www.casa.org.au/contact-us/
Type: Specialist services, Counselling services
Sector/setting: Community services, Children, Housing, Men's services, Early intervention, Response, Recovery, Women
CAFS supports vulnerable children, young people and families in the Central Highlands and Grampians Region.
- (03) 5337 3333 (Ballarat)
- (03) 5352 2910 (Ararat)
- (03) 5367 9900 (Bacchus Marsh)
Offices in Ballarat, Ararat, Daylesford and Bacchus Marsh
Type: Specialist services
Sector/setting: Community services, Justice, courts & legal, Response
Court Network offers personal support, information and referral to people going to court.
Type: Counselling services, Support group
Sector/setting: Aboriginal services, Children, Men's services, Response
Dardi Munwurro delivers a range of tailored family violence, healing and behaviour change programs and services to Aboriginal men and youth.
Central office: 558 High Street, Preston, Victoria | Offices are also located in Bairnsdale, Shepparton, Warrnambool, Morwell & Dandenong
Type: Specialist services, Counselling services
Sector/setting: Aboriginal services, Justice, courts & legal, Prevention, Response, Recovery, Sexual assault, Women
Djirra provides telephone and face-to-face legal and non-legal support to Aboriginal people who are experiencing or have experienced family violence.
- Freecall 1800 105 303
- (03) 9244 3333 (Abbotsford)
- (03) 5562 5755 (Warrnambool)
- (03) 5153 2322 (Bairnsdale)
- (03) 5021 3200 (Mildura)
- (03) 5304 2400 (Ballarat)
- (03) 4435 0500 (Bendigo)
- (03) 5100 1700 (Morwell)
Statewide service with office locations in Abbotsford (Melbourne Metro), Bendigo, Morwell, Mildura Bairnsdale, Warrnambool and Mildura
Type: Peak body
Sector/setting: Community services, Response, Recovery
Domestic Violence Victoria (DV Vic) is the peak body for family violence services in Victoria.
PO Box 21175 Little Lonsdale Street Victoria 8011
Type: Crisis service, Outreach services, Women's refuge services, Specialist services, Case management, Counselling services
Sector/setting: Aboriginal services, Children, Housing, Justice, courts & legal, Response, Recovery, Women
Elizabeth Morgan House Aboriginal Women's Services seeks to promote social justice and equity for Aboriginal women and children experiencing Family Violence.
P.O. Box 167 Fairfield, Vic 3078
Type: Outreach services, Specialist services, Counselling services
Sector/setting: Community services, Aboriginal services, Children, Housing, Men's services, Early intervention, Response, Recovery, Women
Grampians Community Health provides coordinated health and community services (including family violence support) in the Central Grampians and Wimmera sub regions.
- (03) 5358 7400 (Stawell)
- (03) 5352 6200 (Ararat)
- (03) 5362 1200 (Horsham)
Type: Outreach services, Specialist services
Sector/setting: CALD, Community services, Children, Justice, courts & legal, Response, Women
inTouch Multicultural Centre Against Family Violence works with women a children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (CALD) who are victim survivors of domestic
- (03) 9413 6500 (9.00am - 5.00pm)
- Toll Free 1800 755 988
GPO Box 2905, Melbourne Vic 3001
Type: Specialist services
Sector/setting: Justice, courts & legal, Response
The court can make intervention orders to protect people who have experienced violent, threatening or abusive behaviour.
Type: Crisis service, Women's refuge services
Sector/setting: Training and education, Children, Housing, Response, Recovery, Women
Provides accommodation, services, advocacy and support for women who are homeless, and women and their children who are experiencing family violence.
Level 1, 81-83 Paisley Street, Footscray, VIC, 3011