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You have a right to feel safe. If you’re not, you are within your rights to reach out for support. Here are a collection of third party support services that can help you.

Call the emergency services on 000

If your life or someone else’s is in immediate danger, call the emergency services for support.

Mental Health

Beyond Blue

Beyond Blue is an Australian independent non-profit organisation working to address issues associated with depression, suicide, anxiety disorders and other related mental illnesses.

Chat Online1300 22 4636

Suicide Call Back Service

Suicide Call Back Service is a nationwide service providing 24/7 telephone and online counselling to people affected by suicide.

Visit Suicide Call Back Service website 1300 659 467

Lifeline

Lifeline is a non-profit organisation that provides free, 24-hour telephone crisis support service in Australia.

Chat online13 11 14

MensLine

MensLine Australia is a telephone and online counselling service offering support for men.

Chat online1300 78 99 78

Families and Children

Child Protection

You should make a report to Child Protection if you have formed a reasonable belief that a child has suffered or is likely to suffer significant harm as a result of abuse or neglect and their parent has not or is unlikely to protect them from harm of that type.

13 12 78

Parentline

Parentline is a statewide telephone counselling and support service for all Victorian parents and carers of children from 0-18 years.
Experienced social workers, psychologists and family therapists can give you counselling and information around a wide range of parenting issues.

Parentline13 22 89

Kids Help Line

Kids Helpline is a service for young people to call anytime, for any reason.

Parentline1800 55 1800

Women's Crisis Line

DVConnect’s Womensline is a free helpline for women and their children in Queensland who are experiencing domestic and family violence.

1800 811 811

WA Women's Domestic Violence 24h Helpline

A list of crisis support helplines for those experiencing family and domestic violence.

1800 007 339

LGBTIAQ+ Support Services

QLife

QLife provides Australia-wide anonymous, LGBTI peer support and referral for people wanting to talk about a range of issues including sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings or relationships.

Chat online 1800 184 527

Family Violence & Sexual Assault Support Services

1800RESPECT

1800RESPECT is a national domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support service.

1800RESPECT1800 737 732

Findings of evaluation project

The University of Melbourne has evaluated CMiM with a number of aims including understanding the extent to which participating in the program changes mothers’ understanding about the impact of domestic and family violence on parenting and how effectively it improves mother-child relationships.

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Snapshot of findings

97.8%
of those surveyed felt more confident in their parenting
100%
learnt helpful ways to cope with anger, worry and stress
100%
said the program helped them to better understand their child
97.8%
noticed changes in their relationship with their child as a result of the program

Doing these exercises and talking about things has made me realize that this connection is special and that it is unique. I am important to him and that was something that I felt my ex-partner had pretty much diminished in me.

Participant

Program origins

CMiM incorporates:

• the Connections psycho-educational program for mothers and children experiencing violence in relationships, developed by Mothercraft in Canada

• the Mothers in Mind (MIM) playgroup-based program, developed by Dr Angelique Jenney (University of Calgary, Canada) Child Development Institute
• one-to-one support, through counselling, case support and referral, and brokerage.

The Child Development Institute (CDI), an accredited children’s mental health agency in Canada offering early intervention, family violence and early learning programs, initially developed the program in 2006. The CDI partnered with Kids First to deliver this program in Victoria.

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