Non-Indigenous Resources

Barwon Child, Youth and Family (BCYF) offer many services for the entire family, with a focus on children and youth. BCYF offer family services, and include a family violence program

1800RESPECT is the national sexual assault, domestic and family violence counselling service where you can call or chat online 24/7.

The SAFV are a community based, not-for-profit service offering a range of free and confidential trauma-informed sexual assault and family violence services across the Wadawurrung region.

Ballarat CASA offers confidential counselling, support and advocacy to victim/survivors of sexual assault, their partners, families and friends. The services aim to resolve the impact of sexual assault and to assist survivors to reclaim control in their lives and relationships.

Bethany Community Support offers counselling, support and advice to women and children who are experiencing, or who have experienced, family violence.

Lifeline is a national charity providing all Australians experiencing a personal crisis with access to 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention services.

Relationships Australia offers counselling and support groups for abusive and abused partners.

Safe steps provides 24 hour telephone crisis counselling, referral, information and support. It is the central contact point for women’s Refuges in Victoria. It also provide 24-hour access to interpreters as well as support for Indigenous women.

The SACL is a proactive, leading organisation in supporting, advocating and providing a crisis response for people who have experienced sexual violence.

The Orange Door offers services for women, children and young people's family violence services, Men's family violence services, Child and family services and Aboriginal services

Victoria Police will provide services to people who are experiencing family violence, and respond to concerns for family members, friends, or neighbours. Police will assess risk, consider past family violence and any recorded criminal history and will attempt to identify who is being harmed and who is doing the harming. Wadawurrung has an Aboriginal Community Liaison Officer who can link Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members with Victoria Police.

Located in Werribee, WestCASA Groups provide a supportive and informative environment for women who have experienced family violence and sexual abuse in their lives, either in childhood or later.