For information and referral to services for people affected by domestic and family violence the Queensland Police Service suggests that you contact any of the agencies listed below.
The Domestic Violence Telephone Service is able to provide contact details for the eleven regional domestic violence services throughout Queensland (Brisbane, Caboolture, Cairns, Emerald, Gold Coast, Ipswich, Logan City Mackay, Roma, Toowoomba and Townsville).
|
Agency |
Services Available |
Telephone |
- Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders Corporation (QEA) for Legal Services
|
- Legal services
|
- 07 3025 3888
- 0423 141 904 (A/hours)
|
- Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders Women's Legal and Advocacy Service
|
- Court Support and Counselling
|
- 07 3392 3177 (Mon-Fri 8:30am -4:30pm)
1800 442 450 |
- Aboriginal Hostels Ltd.
|
-
|
- 07 3221 3866 (Southern Qld)
07 4051 4588 (Northern Qld) |
- Al-Anon Family Groups
|
- Counselling
|
- 07 3854 0331 (Brisbane)
- 07 4775 4892 (Towsville)
- 1800 252 666 (Free call Townsville)
|
- Alcohol and Drug Information Service
|
- Counselling and information service
|
- 07 3837 5989 (Brisbane)
1800 177 833 (Free call outside Metro area) |
- Alcoholics Anonymous
|
- Counselling
|
- 07 3255 9162
- (10am - 10pm 7 days)
|
- Banana Shire Support Centre
|
-
|
- 07 4992 3322
|
- Brisbane Domestic Violence Advocacy Service
|
- Advocacy for women experiencing domestic violence
|
- 07 3217 2544
http://www.dvrc.org.au/ |
- Caboolture Regional DV Service
|
- Court Support and Counselling
|
- 07 5498 9533
|
- Cairns Men’s Perpetrator Program
|
- Perpetrator Program
|
- 07 4041 3393
|
- Cairns Regional DV Service
|
- Court Support and Counselling
|
- 07 4033 6100
|
- Caxton Legal Centre
|
-
|
- 07 3254 1811
www.caxton.org.au |
- Centacare
|
- Counselling
|
- 07 3252 4371
|
- Centrelink (enquiries in language other than English)
|
-
|
- 131 202
|
- Centrelink (Family Payment Line)
|
-
|
- 136 150
|
- Charters Towers Neighbourhood Centre
|
- Counselling and Support for families, people with a disability, emergency relief, housing.
|
- 07 4787 4797
|
- Crisis Care
|
-
|
- 07 3235 9999 or
1800 177 135 |
- Department of Veterans Affairs
|
-
|
- 1300 500 457 (metropolitan only)
- 1800 555 254 (non-metropolitan areas)
- www.dva.gov.au
|
- Disability Services
|
-
|
- 07 3224 8444 (Brisbane)
- 1800 177 120 (Free Call)
TTY 07 3224 8021 (Brisbane)
- TTY 1800 010 222 (Free Call)
|
- Domestic Violence Prevention Centre – Gold Coast Inc.
|
-
|
- 07 5532 9000
07 5591 4222
www.domesticviolence.com.au |
- Domestic Violence resource Centre
|
- Information and Resources
|
- 07 3217 2544
|
- dvconnect (Women's Service)
|
- Counselling and referral service
|
- 1800 811 811
|
- dvconnect (Men’s Service)
|
- Court Support and counselling
|
- 1800 600 636
- (9am - midnight 7 days)
|
- Far west Multi Purpose Healing Service – Cunnamulla
|
-
|
- 07 4655 8813
|
- Far west Multi Purpose Healing Service – Charleville
|
-
|
- 07 4654 2155
|
- Far west Multi Purpose Healing Service – St George
|
-
|
- 07 4625 4566
- 0428 600 676 (A/hours)
|
- Immigrant Women's Support Service
|
- Advocacy, court support and counselling
|
- 07 3846 3490 (Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 9am - 4pm)
|
- Interpreter and Translating Service
|
- Interpreting Services
|
- 131 450
|
- Ipswich Women’s Centre Against Domestic Violence Inc.
|
- Counselling and Court Support
|
- 07 3816 3000
- 1800 025 262 (Free Call)
|
- Kids Help Line
|
- Counselling
|
- 1800 551 800
|
- Kinections
|
- Community Services
|
- 07 3435 4311
www.kinections.com.au |
- Legal Aid Queensland
|
-
|
- 1300 651 188
www.legalaid.qld.gov.au |
- Life Line
|
- Counselling and Support Groups
|
- 131 114 (crisis centre)
07 3250 1900
www.lccq.org.au |
- Migrant Interim Support Centre
|
- Pastoral care
|
- 07 3876 3294
|
- Ozcare – Gladstone
|
- Counselling and Court Support
|
- 07 4979 6200
www.ozcare.org.au |
- Parent Line
|
- Counselling
|
- 1300 301 300
|
- Pormpur Paanth Aboriginal Corporation (Pormpuraaw)
|
- Women’s Shelter, Domestic Violence Prevention, Family Well being programs
|
- 07 4060 4105
|
- Relationships Australia
|
- Victim counselling and support services
|
- 1300 364 277
www.relationships.com.au |
- SANDBAG – Sandgate and Bracken Ridge Action Group
|
- Counselling for the aggrieved and children over 8
|
- 3269 0277
www.sandbag.org.au |
- Tableland Women’s Centre – Far North Queensland
|
- Court Support
|
- 07 4091 5100
|
- Toowoomba Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Centre
|
-
|
- 07 4639 3605
|
- Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service
|
- Counselling for Veterans, Servicemen and families
|
- 1800 011 046
|
- Violence Prevention Unit (Dept. Communities)
|
-
|
- 07 3224 4477
|
- Women's Info Link
|
-
|
- 1800 177 577
|
- Women's Legal Service
|
-
|
- 07 3392 0670
- 1800 677 278
|
- Working Against Violence Support Service – Logan, Beenleigh and Beaudesert
|
-
|
- 07 3808 5566
www.wavss.org |
- Yoorana Women’s Domestic Violence Service (Maryborough)
|
- Accommodation and Support for women and children
|
- 07 4122 2218
gypsy@yoorana.com.au |
