Domestic Family Violence Services

Services in Queensland

QLD REGION	SERVICE NAME	PHONE
National	1800Respect National Sexual Assault and Domestic Family violence counselling service	1800 737 732
Statewide	DV Connect Women’s Line www.dvconnect.org	1800 811 811 24 hours 7 Days
Statewide	DV Connect Men's Line www.dvconnect.org	1800 600 636 9am-12am 7 days
Brisbane	Immigrant Women's Support Service www.iwss.org.au	07 3846 3490
Brisbane	Brisbane Domestic Violence Service www.bdvs.org.au	07 3217 2544
Ipswich Toowoomba	DVAC – Domestic Violence Action Centre www.dvac.org.au	07 3816 3000
Gold Coast	Domestic Violence Prevention Centre www.domesticviolence.com.au	Gold Coast 07 5532 9000 Beenleigh 07 3807 9922
Moreton Bay	Centre against Domestic Abuse Inc. www.cada.org.au	07 5498 9533
Maroochydore	SCOPE Suncoast Cooloola Outreach Education Centre www.scopedv.org	07 5430 9300
Gympie	Gympie Region Domestic and Family Violence Service	07 5413 8088
Bundaberg & North Burnett	Edon Place Domestic and Family Violence Centre www.edonplace.org.au	07 4153 4596
Gladstone	Women’s Health Centre www.gladstonewomenshealth.org.au	07 4979 1456
Mackay	Domestic Violence Service Mackay	07 4957 3888
Cairns	Cairns Domestic Violence Service www.dvcairns.org	07 4033 6100
North Qld	North Queensland Domestic Violence Resource Service www.nqdvrs.org.au	Mount Isa 07 4743 0946 Townsville 07 4721 2888

CALD Services

IWSS - The Immigrant Women’s Support Service (IWSS) is a specialist domestic violence and sexual assault service that provides direct support to women and their children from non-English speaking background who have experienced domestic and/or sexual violence.
07 3846 3490
https://www.iwss.org.au/

The Multicultural Families Organisation - SARA (Support Assessment Referral Advocacy) Program provides a specialised DFV service for women from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) background. (Based on the Gold Coast)
Tel. 04 05 06 55 44
https://www.mfo.org.au/domestic-violence

Red Cross Family and Domestic Violence Financial Assistance Program - for people on temporary visas experiencing DFV
https://www.redcross.org.au/get-help/help-for-migrants-in-transition/family-and-domestic-violence-financial-assistance

Refugee and Immigration Legal Service - for advice on Domestic Family Violence and visas
https://www.rails.org.au/

Indigenous Family and Child Support Service

07 3029 6566 - Annerley Road
07 3240 8940 - Logan

Women’s Legal Service

Information and referral service for women including information on the Domestic Violence (Family Protection) Act.
07 3392 0670

Women’s Domestic Violence Court Assistance Service

07 3238 3562 or 07 3247 5437

Personal Counselling & Groups for Men, Women & Children

Anglicare (Better Relationships)

1300 114 397
www.betterrelationships.org.au

Centacare Family and Relationship Services (Catholic Church)

1300 236 822 Fortitude Valley
www.centacarebrisbane.net.au
Offering confidential counselling to women & children.

Brisbane Metropolitan & North Coast
58 Morgan St, Fortitude Valley
Tel: 07 3251 5000
Email: crfs.fortitudevalley@bne.centacare.net.au

Gold Coast Region
50 Fairview Dr, Clear Island Waters
Tel: 07 5527 7211
Email: crfs.cgc@bne.centacare.net.au

South Burnett Region
15 Albert St, Kingaroy
Tel: 07 4162 5439
Email: CentacareSouthBurnett@bne.centacare.net.au

UnitingCare (Uniting Church)

www.unitingcareqld.com.au
07 3253 4000

UnitingCare is committed to addressing Domestic and Family Violence and offers the following behaviour changes for men:

Men stopping violence program: Ipswich and West Moreton 07 3816 9623 Mackay 1300 096 203
Men choosing change (including walking with Dads program:
- - Maroochydore and Gympie 07 5452 9797
  - Caboolture and Moreton Bay 07 5428 4200
  - Hervey Bay and Maryborough 07 4191 3100

UnitingCare offers crisis Domestic and Family Violence accommodation and support services for women and children in Southeast and Central Queensland. Please contact DV Connect on 1800 811 811 as your first port of call.

UnitingCare has a range of counselling services across the state to support people who have experienced Domestic and Family Violence:

Sunshine Coast Integrated Family Response Service 07 5452 9297
Family & Individual Counselling: Ipswich 07 3816 9623
Child, Adolescent & Family Counselling, Cairns 07 4032 6800
Specialised Family Violence Service: Hervey Bay, Kingaroy & Maryborough. Tel. 07 4191 3100

Elder Abuse Prevention Unit

A first port of call for support, referrals and information about elder abuse.
1300 651 192 9am-5pm Monday to Friday
http://www.eapu.com.au

Lifeline Crisis Support

Australia wide number (24 hour) 13 11 14

Carinity Communities (Baptist)

www.carinity.org.au
Counselling services for people affected by Domestic Violence
Talera (Greenslopes)
07 3397 7287
talera@carinity.org.au
www.carinity.org.au
Counselling and groups for children, teenagers and their families affected by family violence.

Services in Other States

STATE	SERVICE NAME	PHONE
National	1800Respect National Sexual Assault and Domestic Family violence counselling service www.1800respect.org.au	1800 737 732
National	Relationships Australia www.relationships.org.au	1300 364 277
National	Mensline Australia www.mensline.org.au	1300 789 978
ACT	Domestic Violence Crisis Service www.dvcs.org.au	02 6280 0900
ACT	CANBERRA RAPE CRISIS CENTRE www.crcc.org.au	02 6247 2525
SA	Women’s Safety Services SA www.womenssafetyservices.com.au	1800 800 098
NT	Dawn House Domestic Violence Shelter www.dawnhouse.org.au	08 8945 1388
TAS	Family Violence Response and Referral Line	1800 633 937
VIC	Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria www.dvrcv.org.au	03 8346 5200
WA	Women’s Council for Domestic & Family Violence www.womenscouncil.com.au	08 9420 7264
VIC	safe steps Family Violence Response Centre www.safesteps.org.au	1800 015 188
NSW	Domestic Violence Line	1800 65 6463