Safe Space Legal - Help & Resources List
If you or a loved one are experiencing trauma, strong emotions, or just not feeling okay, there is help available.
In a mental health emergency, 000 is able to provide initial support and connect you with a service in your area.
Below, we’ve put together a list of resources that can provide you with further information and more specialised support.
● Blue Knot Foundation – 1300 657 380
Blue Knot is a free Information and support service for people affected by complex trauma and institutional abuse. Trauma Helpline & National Redress Support Service (9 am – 5 pm AEST, Monday to Friday)
● Lifeline – 13 11 14
Free crisis Support Service (24 hours/7 days)
● Suicide Call Back Service – 1300 659 467
Free crisis Support Service (24 hours/7 days)
● Beyond Blue – 1300 224 636
Free mental health support and suicide prevention services (24 hours/7 days)
● 1800RESPECT – 1800 737 732
Free national domestic family and sexual violence counselling service (24 hours/7 days)
● MensLine – 1300 78 99 78
Free support and counselling service for men (24 hours/7 days)
● 13YARN – 13 92 76
Free crisis support service for Indigenous Australians (24 hours/7 days)
● Brother to Brother – 1800 435 799
Free crisis line for Indigenous Men (24 hours/7 days)
● Knowmore – 1800 605 762
Free, independent legal advice and support for survivors of child abuse (24 hours/7 days)
● Full Stop Australia – 1800 385 578 (1800 FULL STOP)
Rainbow Sexual, Domestic and Family Violence Helpline – 1800 497 212
Free helpline for anyone in Australia who is from the LGBTQIA+ community who has recently or in the past experienced sexual, domestic or family violence
● The National Redress Scheme – 1800 737 377
Redress Scheme for people who have experienced institutional child sexual abuse. Please be aware that beyond the Redress scheme, there are other legal options available for people who have experienced institutional abuse.
● Trauma Support Directory
A directory of trauma-informed practitioners in Australia
● The Healing Foundation
Support for survivors of Stolen Generations and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who are experiencing intergenerational trauma
● Find A HelpLine : PTSD Resources
Online resource directory for PTSD-specific help and support in Australia
● The Healing Foundation
Support for survivors of Stolen Generations and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who are experiencing intergenerational trauma
● Find A HelpLine : PTSD Resources
Online resource directory for PTSD-specific help and support in Australia
● eSafety Commissioner
Information and support for online safety issues, including reporting online child sexual abuse
● NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission – 1800 035 544
Support for NDIS participants and providers, including making complaints (9am-5pm, Monday- Friday)
● National Disability Abuse and Neglect Hotline – 1800 880 052
Independent and confidential service for reporting abuse and neglect of people with disability (7 days a week, 8am-8pm AEST)
● Disability Gateway – 1800 643 787
Information and services to support people with disability, their family, friends, and carers