If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call triple zero (000).

This list is not exhaustive and does not cover the full range of support services available. It should not replace any information provided by professional services. It is your responsibility as to what you do with this information, and the CFLA always recommends that you get professional advice about your situation. 

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Mental Health Resources

• 24 hours/7 days a week

  • Lifeline (13 11 14, www.lifeline.org.au)

  • Suicide Call Back Service (1300 659 467, www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au)

  • Beyond Blue Support Service (1300 224 636, www.beyondblue.org.au)

  • MensLine Australia (1300 789 978, www.mensline.org.au)

  • Kids Helpline (1800 551 800, www.kidshelpline.com.au)

  • Directline - alcohol and drug counselling and referral Victoria (1800 888 236, https://www.directline.org.au/)

• 24 hours/7 days a week - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

  • Yarning SafeNStrong (Victorian Aboriginal Health Service) (1800 959 563, https://www.vahs.org.au/yarning-safenstrong/)

  • 13YARN (13 92 76, https://www.13yarn.org.au/)

• Resources with other available hours

  • Headspace (www.headspace.org.au)

  • SANE (1800 187 263 (10am-10pm Mon-Fri), https://www.sane.org)

  • Gay and Lesbian Switchboard https://www.switchboard.org.au)

  • Rainbow Door (1800 729 367, support@rainbowdoor.org.au, https://www.rainbowdoor.org.au/)

  • QLife (9663 6733, https://www.queerspace.org.au/our-services/queerspace-counselling/)

  • OCD & Anxiety helpline (1300 269 438 (10am-4pm Mon-Fri), https://www.arcvic.org.au/our-services/helpline)

  • Head to Health (https://www.headtohealth.gov.au/crisis-links)

  • Griefline (1300 845 745 (6am-midnight 7 days a week), https://griefline.org.au/)

  • WellMob (https://wellmob.org.au/)

  • ReachOut.com (https://au.reachout.com/)

  • Sexual Assault Crisis Line (1800 806 292, www.sacl.com.au) 

Police Misconduct Resources

• Police Misconduct - in the context of activism (www.melbactivistlegal.org.au)

• Victoria Police - formal complaints against police conduct (1300 363 101, https://www.police.vic.gov.au/complaint-form)

• Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (1300 735 135 (10am-3pm Mon-Fri), https://www.ibac.vic.gov.au/reporting-corruption/report)

• Federation of Community Legal Centres (9652 1501, directory to find your own CLC: www.fclc.org.au/find_a_community_legal_centre)

Police Misconduct Resources - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

• Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service - Specialist and Legal Litigation Wirraway (1800 064 865, www.vals.org.au)

Domestic Violence Resources

• 24 hours/7 days a week

  • National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service (1800 737 732, https://www.1800respect.org.au/)

  • Safe Steps Family Violence Support Centre (1800 015 188, www.safesteps.org.au) 

  • Sexual Assault Crisis Line (1800 806 292, www.sacl.com.au) 

  • Australian Childhood Foundation (1800 176 453, www.childhood.org.au)

• 24 hours/7 days a week - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

  • Yarning SafeNStrong (1800 959 563, http://www.vahs.org.au/yarning-safenstrong)

  • Dardi Munwurro’s Brother to Brother Crisis Line (1800 435 799, http://www.dardimunwurro.com.au/contact/)

  • 13 Yarn (13 92 76), https://www.13yarn.org.au/)

• Resources with other available hours - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

  • Dijirra (1800 105 303 (9am-5pm Mon-Fri), www.djirra.org.au/contact-us/)

  • Elizabeth Morgan House Aboriginal Women’s Service (urgent crisis and ongoing support for Aboriginal women and children) (9482 5744

    (9am-5pm Mon-Fri) EMERGENCY: 1800 015 188 (24/7), www.emhaws.org.au)

  • Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (https://www.vacca.org/page/contact/needing-help-now)

• Resources with other available hours

  • Men’s Referral Service (1300 766 491 (8am-9pm Mon-Fri); (9am-5pm Sat-Sun), https://www.ntv.org.au)

  • Victims of Crime Helpline (1800 819 817, TEXT: 0427 767 891 (8am-11pm 7 days a week), http://www.victimsofcrime.vic.gov.au/the-crime/types-of-crime/information-for-men-family-violence-and-abuse-in-relationships)

  • Relationships Australia (1300 364 277, www.relationships.com.au)

  • Safe and Equal (8346 5200 (9am-5pm Mon-Fri), https://safeandequal.org.au/)

  • Rainbow Door (LGBTIQ+ and friends & family) (1800 729 367, TEXT: 0480 017 246 (10am-5pm 7 days), support@rainbowdoor.org.au, http://www.rainbowdoor.org.au)

  • InTouch - Multicultural Centre Against Family Violence (1800 755 988 (9am-5pm Mon-Fri), https://www.intouch.org.au)

  • Fines Victoria - Family Violence Scheme (if a fine has been incurred in your name and there is a link between family violence and the fine) (1300 019 983 (9am-5pm Mon-Fri), https://online.fines.vic.gov.au/Support/Family-Violence-Scheme)

Resources for People with Disability

• National Disability Abuse and Neglect Hotline (1800 880 052)

• National Counselling and Referral Service - Disability (1800 421 468

  (9am-6pm Mon-Fri; 9am-5pm Sat-Sun and public holidays), https://blueknot.org.au/national-counselling-referral-service-disability/). For people who have hearing or speech impairments use the National Relay Service to call them (13 36 77).

• Victims of Crime Helpline (Call: 1800 819 817; Text: 0427 767 891 (8am-11pm 7 days a week), https://www.victimsofcrime.vic.gov.au/the-crime/get-help)

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