Type: Crisis service, Outreach services, Specialist services, After hours services, Case management, Counselling services
Sector/setting: Community services, Children, Housing, Men's services, Early intervention, Response, Recovery, Sexual assault, Women, Elder abuse
This website can help direct you to family violence support in the region south of Melbourne (Bayside, Melbourne South East and Peninsula).
Type: Crisis service, Women's refuge services, Specialist services, Case management, Counselling services, Support group
Sector/setting: Community services, Children, Justice, courts & legal, Men's services, Prevention, Early intervention, Sexual assault, Women, Elder abuse
Family Life is a specialist family services provider working with vulnerable children, families and communities.
Sandringham Service Centre: 197 Bluff Road, Sandringham, Victoria, Australia 3191 | Frankston Service Centre: Level 1, 60-64 Wells Street, Frankston, Victoria Australia 3199
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, Case management, Counselling services
Sector/setting: Community services, Children, Women
A free and supportive counselling service for women who have experienced family violence, and children aged 0-17 who have experienced, witnessed or been exposed to family violence.
Multiple locations in Melbourne's Southern Metropolitan region
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
Sector/setting: Community services, Justice, courts & legal
Community Legal Centres provide free legal advice, advocacy and support.
Level 3, 225 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia
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: 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: Specialist services
Sector/setting: Training and education, Community services, Elder abuse
ERA provides advocacy assistance to support older people to uphold their rights and to prevent abuse.
- (03) 9602 3066
- 1800 700 600
Suite 4, Level 8, 167 Queen St Melbourne Vic 3000
Type: Outreach services, Women's refuge services, Specialist services, Counselling services
Sector/setting: Community services, Children, Housing, Response, Recovery, Women
Emerge supports women and children who have experienced family violence, empowering them to rebuild their lives.
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, Counselling services
Sector/setting: Health, Community services, Children, Men's services, Recovery, Women, Elder abuse
Peninsula Health offers community health services in Frankston, Hastings, Mornington and Rosebud, including family violence counselling and Men's Behaviour Change Programs
- 1300 665 781 (ask to speak to an access worker)
Offices in Frankston, Hastings, Mornington and Rosebud
Type: Specialist services, After hours services, Counselling services
Sector/setting: Community services, Men's services, Women
QLife is a counselling and referral service for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and/or intersex (LGBTI) and their supporters.
- 1800 184 527 (3pm - 12am every day)
Type: Specialist services, Counselling services
Sector/setting: Community services, Children, Men's services, Early intervention, Response, Recovery, Women
Relationships Australia Victoria provides specialist family and relationship services, including family violence prevention, support and recovery.
Centres in Ballarat, Berwick, Boronia, Cranbourne, Cranbourne North, Greensborough, Kew, Melbourne CBD, Sunshine, Shepparton.