Family and Domestic Violence Support Services and Emergency Contacts
For those experiencing family and domestic violence, here's a list of support services and emergency contacts:
24‑Hour Helplines (Statewide)
- Emergency – Police (Life‑threatening situations): 000
- Women’s Domestic Violence Helpline: 1800 007 339 – Support, counseling, and refuge referrals for women and children
- Men’s Domestic Violence Helpline: 1800 000 599 – Support for male victims and men seeking help with abusive behaviour
- 1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732 – National 24/7 counseling for domestic or sexual violence
Child & Youth Support
- Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800 – 24/7 phone/chat support for ages 5–25
- Child Protection (Non‑emergency): 1800 273 889 – Report child wellbeing concerns
- Crisis Care (Child protection after-hours): 1800 199 008 – 24/7 crisis support and referrals
Sexual Assault & Specialist Services
- Sexual Assault Resource Centre (SARC): (08) 6458 1828 or 1800 199 888 – Crisis help for sexual violence survivors
- Ishar Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health: (08) 9345 5335 – Support for multicultural women affected by domestic/sexual violence
Men’s Support Services
- Men’s Line Australia: 1300 78 99 78 – 24/7 support for men facing relationship or behavioural issues
- Men’s Referral Service (also known as DV Referral): 1300 766 491 – Counselling for men wanting to change abusive behaviour
Other Crisis & Mental Health Support
- Lifeline (Suicide Crisis Line): 13 11 14 – 24/7 crisis support
- 13YARN: 13 92 76 – Culturally safe crisis supports for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Mental Health Emergency Response Line: 1300 555 788 (metro) / 1800 676 822 (Peel) – 24/7 mental health crisis support
Legal Advice & Community Support
- Legal Aid WA / DV Legal Unit: 1300 650 579 – Legal assistance including intervention orders
- Court Family Violence Service: 1800 600 476 – Court-based support services
- Circle Green Community Legal: (08) 6148 3636 – Legal advice and assistance
- Northern Suburbs Community Legal Centre: Joondalup (08) 9301 4413; Mirrabooka (08) 9440 1663
- Southern Communities ALES (Kwinana/Rockingham): (08) 9550 0400
Accommodation & Outreach Services
- Crisis Care Helpline: 1800 199 008 – Homelessness, crisis accommodation, child protection referrals
- Entrypoint Perth: 1800 124 684 (Mon–Sat) – Connects people with emergency accommodation
Multicultural, Aboriginal & Community-Specific Support
- Multicultural Services Centre WA: (08) 9328 2699 – Support for CALD women & families
- Aboriginal Family Legal Services: (08) 9355 1502 or 1800 469 246 – Legal & community support
- Aboriginal Legal Service WA: (08) 9265 6666 / 1800 019 900 – Legal representation
- Djinda Service: (08) 6164 0650 – Advocacy & support for Aboriginal women/children in metro areas
- Marnin Family Support & Legal Unit: (08) 9191 5284 – Culturally appropriate services in Fitzroy Crossing
- Yogum Healing Services: (08) 9218 9477 / 1800 469 371 – Healing for Aboriginal people impacted by DFV/sexual abuse
Getting Started
- In emergencies, always call 000.
- For immediate 24/7 assistance, begin with helplines like Women’s or Men’s Domestic Violence Helplines, 1800RESPECT, or Kids/Crisis Care services.
- Explore tailored help through legal, community, multicultural, and culturally specific services as your situation permits.
Stay safe—and please reach out if you need help connecting to any specific service.
REDUCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, TIME FOR A COORDINATED APPROACH.
If you are working to reduce domestic violence good on you, we would like to join you and we would like you to join us if we join together we can reduce our domestic violence epidemic.