We recommend accessing this website from a private browsing mode. To leave this site quickly, click the Quick Exit button below.
We help Queenslanders find pathways to safety, away from domestic, family and sexual violence. We provide emergency transport and accommodation for your entire family including pets. We also provide safety planning, crisis counselling, intervention, information and referrals at no cost to you. We operate bridging accommodation residence Bella's Sanctuary, a safe haven for victim survivors to heal and rebuild their lives. We also educate through our Workplace Domestic and Family Violence Training program.
COVID-19 UPDATE: Normal operation. Adhering to Government guidelines.
1800 811 811, call 24/7. Womensline is a free crisis helpline for Queenslanders identifying as female and experiencing domestic and family violence. We can help you find safety away from violence, by providing emergency transport, safe accommodation, crisis counselling, information and referrals. We help all people regardless of age, ability, ethnicity, income or religion.
1800 600 636, call between 9am – midnight, 7 days. Mensline is Queensland’s free, domestic and family violence helpline for anyone identifying as male, regardless of age, ability, ethnicity, income or religion. Offering counselling, information and referral pathways for men experiencing domestic and family violence, or men using domestic and family violence in their relationship.
1800 010 120, call between 7.30am – 11.30pm, 7 days. The Sexual Assault Helpline is a free helpline offering emotional support and referral pathways for any person in Queensland who has experienced sexual assault or abuse. It is also for anyone who is unclear about what they have experienced and for those concerned about someone they know.
DVConnect, along with our partner organisations Save the Children and Marninwarntikura Women’s Resource Centre will be recruiting Specialist Counsellors across the country to deliver 1800RESPECT in collaboration with Telstra Health.
Apply now to join the 1800RESPECT team!
Thank you DVConnect for saving my Mums life, and mine. You guys getting us out of there changed everything. Thank you so much. Life is good now!
Our survivor has chosen to remain anonymous.