Services in Queensland

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

07 3392 0670 

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

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  

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Gold Coast Region

50 Fairview Dr, Clear Island Waters.  Tel. 07 5527 7211

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South Burnett Region

15 Albert St, Kingaroy   Tel. 07 4162 5439

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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 is 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 (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   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.    www.carinity.org.au

Counselling and groups for children, teenagers and their families affected by family violence.

Elder Abuse Prevention Unit 9am to 5pm 1300 651192

www.eapu.com.au

LIFELINE’S Australia wide number is 13 11 14

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