Help and support for victims of specific crimes
Sexual Assault
Counselling and information services
See also
Domestic Violence
Information, Support and Counselling
A helpful booklet, Your Court, Your Safety (PDF 1203 Kb), has been prepared by the Crime Prevention Division, NSW Department of Justice and Attorney General. In this booklet you can find information on:
- Domestic and family violence and the legal system
- Preparing for court
- Your rights as a victim of crime
- Family law
- Your safety
- Where to get help and support.
Legal Help
Court support
- Lawaccess can refer you to your nearest Women's Domestic Violence Court Assistance Service (court preparation and support)
1300 888 529
(TTY 1300 889 529)
- Mission Australia Court Support Service
Accommodation
If you need somewhere to stay, you can call these numbers:
- Domestic Violence Line (24 hours) 1800 656 463 (tollfree)
- Homeless Persons Information Centre (02) 9265 9081 or 1800 234 566 (tollfree)
Your Court, Your Safety
A helpful booklet, Your Court, Your Safety (PDF 1203 Kb), has been prepared by the Crime Prevention Division, NSW Department of Justice and Attorney General. In this booklet you can find information on:
- Domestic and family violence and the legal system
- Preparing for court
- Your rights as a victim of crime
- Family law
- Your safety
- Where to get help and support.
See also
Child Abuse
Reporting Child Abuse and information
Counselling and crisis medical services
- For Child abuse that includes sexual assault, NSW Health has a network of sexual assault services statewide. Sexual Assault Services provide free counselling, information and crisis medical services to victims of sexual assault and their families. Most centres see both adults and children.
See also
Elder Abuse
General Information
- The NSW Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care (DADHC) has produced a brochure, "Abuse of older people: The hidden problem". This brochure is available in English, Arabic, Croatian, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Macedonian, Maltese, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Turkish, Ukranian, Vietnamese, Chinese and Filipino. Copies of this brochure can be downloaded from the DADHC website.
Legal information
Assessment
- The Commonwealth Department of Health and Aging have Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT), which are made up of doctors, nurses, social workers and other health professionals can provide advice or assess the situation. For further information on Aged Care Assessment Teams contact the Aged and Community Care Information Line on 1800 500 853 or the Department of Health and Ageing website for contact details of Aged Care Assessment Teams in your area.
See also
Homicide (family, friends, witnesses)
If someone close to you has been murdered, or if you have witnessed a homicide, there are several options for information and support:
If the homicide occurred in New South Wales, you may be eligible for 20hrs free counselling under the Approved Counselling Scheme administered by Victims Services. For more information please goto Victims Services > Counselling or telephone the Victim Support Line.
You may wish to contact a grief counsellor at the NSW Institute of Forensic Medicine at Glebe (02) 8584 7800. The grief counsellor can provide you with support, counselling and information, including information about the coronial system.
More information about can be found at the Coroners Court website or by telephoning the Coroner's Court on (02) 8584 7777
If you would like to discuss other support, you could contact one of the following:
See also
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