Sharing information about a child’s wellbeing and safety or to assess or manage family violence risk can be stressful and challenging. There are a range of free and confidential services that you can access for support in addition to any support provided by your employer. This includes:

Beyond Blue 24-hour mental health information and support 1300 224 636
Lifeline Australia 24-hour telephone crisis support 13 11 14
1800RESPECT 24-hour sexual assault and domestic violence counselling and support 1800 737 732
Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre 24-hour family violence support 1800 015 188
Yarning SafeNStrong Helpline for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 1800 959 563