Family Support Services

Family violence doesn't stop during a crisis. Over the coming weeks and months, children and families will be facing additional emotional and financial stress as Australia deals with the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Below are resources available for people seeking support:

Inner Gippsland specific (Bass Coast, South Gippsland, Baw Baw and Latrobe)

The Orange Door

https://orangedoor.vic.gov.au/

Ph: 1800 319 354

163 Princes Drive, Morwell

9am to 5pm Monday to Friday (closed public holidays)

Services offered:

- - Women, children and young people's family violence services
  - Child and family services (Child Wellbeing)
  - Aboriginal services
  - Men's family violence services
Gippsland Centre Against Sexual Assault

https://www.gcasa.org.au/

Gippsland Multidisciplinary Centre

31-41 Buckley Street

PO Box 1124

Morwell VIC 3840

Ph: 03 5134 3922

Gippsland CASA is a free and confidential service, available to anyone in Gippsland who has ever experienced, or been impacted by, sexual assault.

Family violence, sexual assault services and other support services

1800 RESPECT
Centre Against Sexual Assault
Sexual Assault Crisis Line
Lifeline
Victims of Crime Helpline

1800 819 817 or text 0427 767 891

(8am to 11pm every day)

For adult male victims of family violence and victims of violent crime

Women

Safe Steps
WIRE Women's Information Referral and Exchange

Men

MensLine Australia

1300 78 99 78

24 hours a day, 7 days a week

is a telephone and online counselling service for men with family and relationship concerns

Men’s Referral Service

Children and young people

Kids Helpline
headspace

https://headspace.org.au/

headspace Centres act as a one-stop-shop for young people who need help with mental health, physical health (including sexual health), alcohol and other drugs or work and study support.

Morwell

Corner of George Street and Hazelwood Road Morwell, Morwell, Victoria 3840

Phone: (03) 5136 8300

Wonthaggi

5b Murray Street, Wonthaggi, Victoria 3995

Phone: (03) 5671 5900

eheadspace

https://headspace.org.au/eheadspace/

eheadspace provides free online and telephone support and counselling to young people 12 - 25 and their families and friends. If you’re based in Australia and going through a tough time,

www.kidshelpline.com.au
1800 551 1800
A free, private and confidential phone and online counselling service specifically for children and young people aged five to 25.
www.ntv.org.au
1300 766 491
The Men’s Referral Service is a men’s family violence telephone counselling, information and referral service providing support for men and also women seeking information on behalf of their male partners, friends or family members.
www.wire.org.au
1300 134 130 9:30am-4:30pm
Wire can provide risk assessment, support, information and referral for all Victorian women, nonbinary and gender-diverse people.
www.safesteps.org.au
1800 015 188 (24/7)
Safe Steps is the gateway to emergency/crisis housing for women who have experienced violence for those needing to leave a violent situation.
www.lifeline.org.au
13 11 14
Lifeline provides a 24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention service, as well as online support and counselling.
www.sacl.com.au
1800 806 292
An after hours crisis line operating from 5-9pm each night.
www.casahouse.com.au
03 9635 3610
CASA House provides phone support, in person counselling and case work to people who have experienced sexual assault.
www.1800respect.org.au
1800 737 732
24-hour service by phone and web chat.
National domestic violence, sexual assault and relationship counselling service.

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