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Search for a support service by their location within Queensland or service type. All services we list receive funding from one or more government agencies and so most are available at no cost or limited cost to victims.

  

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South West Queensland

25 results found

Adults Surviving Child Abuse (ASCA)

ASCA is a national organisation which works to improve the lives of adult survivors of child abuse throughout Australia.

Contact
Telephone: 1300 657 380

Bravehearts Inc.

Counselling services for children and young people who are victims of sexual assault and support services for adult survivors of child sexual assault.

Contact
Telephone: Free call 1800 272 831

Catholic Prison Ministry

Services for people affected by the criminal justice system in court, in prison, in community corrections and in the wider community.

Contact
Telephone: +61 7 3846 7577

DVconnect

DVconnect provides free help for women, men, children and pets affected by domestic and family violence across Queensland.

Contact
DVconnect womensline: Free call 1800 811 811
DVconnect mensline: Free call 1800 600 636

Elder Abuse Prevention Unit

Service that provides a response to the abuse of older people in Queensland.

Contact
Telephone: +61 7 3250 1836 or 1300 651 192

Immigrant Women’s Support Service

Support services for immigrant and refugee women and their children from non-English speaking backgrounds that are affected by domestic and sexual violence.

Contact
Domestic Violence Program: +61 7 3846 3490
Sexual Assault Program: +61 7 3846 5400

Kids Helpline

Free, private and confidential, 24 hour telephone and online counselling service for young people aged between 5 - 25 years.

Contact
Telephone: Free call 1800 5518 00
Administration +61 7 3369 1588

Legal Aid Queensland

Legal information, advice and representation to disadvantaged Queenslanders, generally in the areas of criminal, family and civil law.

Contact
Client information service: 1300 6511 88
Indigenous information line: 1300 6501 43

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans Intersex Legal Service

Free legal advice, assistance and referral to the LGBTI communities.

Contact
Telephone: +614 01 936 232

Lifeline Community Care Queensland

Lifeline provides 24 hour telephone counselling and services to assist people in Queensland communities.

Contact
Telephone: 13 11 14 (local rate)
Administration +61 7 3250 1900

Living Well

Services to assist men aged 16 years and over who have experienced childhood sexual abuse or sexual assualt.

Contact
Telephone: 1300 114 397

Ozcare

Provides quality health and human services across Queensland including Domestic Violence Refuges in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Toowoomba, Gladstone and Dalby.

Contact
Head Office: +61 7 3028 9000
Northern Region: + 61 7 4762 7800
Central Region: + 61 7 5437 1222
Southern Region: +61 7 3451 2000

Prisoner’s Legal Service

Free legal advice to incarcerated persons and their families on matters relating to imprisonment.

Contact:
Administration:  +617 3846 5074
Community Advice Line: +617 3846 3384 (Wednesday 9-11am)
Free call on Arunta telephone system from all Queensland prisons (Tuesday/Thursday 9-1pm)

Protect All Children Today

Services for children and young people aged 3-17 years who are victims or witnesses within the criminal justice system.

Contact
Telephone: Free call 1800 090 111

Queensland Advocacy Incorporated

Advocacy services for people with disability in Queensland.

Contact
Telephone: Brisbane + 61 7 3236 1122
Voice and TTY within Queensland 1300 130 582

Queensland Health Victim Support Services

Support services for victims of mentally ill offenders who are diverted to the forensic mental health system from the criminal justice system.

Contact
Telephone: Free call 1800 208 005

Queensland Homicide Victims Support Group

Services to those who identify as having lost a loved one to homicide including parents, grandparents, siblings, children and extended family of the deceased.

Contact
Telephone: Free call 24 hours 1800 774 744
Brisbane +61 7 3857 4744
Townsville +61 7 4775 6051

Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service

Provides legal and counselling services to Indigenous adults and children who are victims of family violence, including sexual abuse, or who are at immediate risk of such violence.

Contact
Statewide: 1800 887 700

Toowoomba Sexual Assault Service

On site support services for people aged 14 years and over who have experienced or who know someone who has experienced sexual violence in the Darling Downs area.

Contact
Business hours: +61 7 4616 6950
After hours: +61 7 4616 6000

Victims Counselling and Support Services (Relationships Australia)

24 hour service for victims of crime, witnesses to a crime and family members of victims of crime living in Queensland.

Contact
Telephone: 1300 139 703

Victims of Crime Disability Training Program

Community education on how to assist people with intellectual disabilities who are victims of or witnesses to a crime.

Contact
Telephone: +61 7 3862 4066

Victims Register

The Queensland Corrective Services Victims Register is an information service established to inform victims of violent and sexual crimes about the person who offended against them.

Contact
Telephone: Free call 1800 098 098

Women’s Infolink

Provides a state-wide free and confidential information and referral service about community services and government agencies supporting women.

Contact
Telephone: Free call 1800 177 577

Women’s Legal Service Inc

Provides free legal information, advice and referrals throughout Queensland for women. Provides free legal information, advice and referrals throughout Queensland for women.

Contact
Brisbane: +61 7 3392 0670
Outside Brisbane: 1800 677 278

Working With People with Intellectual and Learning Disabilities

Provides support to women with intellectual and/or learning disabilities aged 15 years and over who have experienced or are at risk of sexual violence.

Contact
Telephone: +61 7 3262 9877


This is not a complete list of support service providers in the region and Victim Assist Queensland is always working to add to the services we display. If you are a government funded support service provider for victims of crime that would like to be added to this site, or want to make an amendment to an exsiting profile, please email victimslinkup@justice.qld.gov.au or call 1300 546 587. Please read the Victim linkup disclaimer.

Victims LinkUp

Information on Victim Assist Queensland and referral to support services for victims of crime.

Call: 1300 LINKUP (1300 546 587) 8.30 am to 5.00 pm Monday to Friday (not including public holidays).

Email: victimslinkup@justice.qld.gov.au

Fax: +61 7 3109 1901

People from a non-English speaking background requiring an interpreter or translator call 131 450, 8.30 am to 5.00 pm, Monday to Friday (not including public holidays).

Last reviewed
20 July 2011
Last updated
2 May 2012

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