Crisis Lines

• Kids Helpline (1800 551 800) website

• Lifeline (13 11 14) website

• Suicide Call Back Service (1300 659 467) website

• 1800 Respect – sexual assault and family violence support and advice
(1800 737 732) website

Disability Abuse and Neglect

• National Disability Abuse and Neglect Hotline (1800 880 052) website
   

Government

• Human Rights Equal Opportunity Commission (1300 656 419) website

• National Principles for Child Safe Organisations
   

Royal Commission

• Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
  website

• Enquiries: Attorney-General’s Department (02 6141 6666)
  website

• Complaints: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (02 6271 5111)
  website
   

Redress Scheme
The National Redress Scheme for people who have experienced institutional sexual abuse launched on 1 July 2018. It will run for 10 years and people can apply any time up until 30 June 2027.
1800 737 377 Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm (local time), excluding public holidays
website
People can apply online or via a paper application. The online application can be accessed through myGov. If you don’t already have an account, you can create one. The paper application can be accessed by:

• downloading it from the website

• calling 1800 737 377 and getting a form sent in the mail; or

• asking a support service for one (click for full list of Redress Scheme Support Services website)
   

Sexual assault services

• Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence National Help Line (1800 Respect [1800 737 732]) website

• Survivors and Mates Support Network (SAMSN) www.samsn.org.au
   

• eSafety Commissioner

• Safety is Australia's independent regulator for online safety. We educate Australians about online safety risks and help to remove harmful content such as cyberbullying of children, adult cyber abuse and intimate images or videos shared without consent. website
   

Support lines and services

• Beyond Blue – support for anxiety and depression (1300 224 636) website

• Blue Knot Foundation – counseling and support for survivors (1300 657 380) website

• Bravehearts Inc – counseling and support for survivors, child protection advocacy (1800 272 931) website

• Care Leavers Australasia Network (CLAN) – support and advocacy for Forgotten Australians (1800 008 774) website

• Child Migrants Trust – social work services for former Child Migrants, including counseling and support for family reunions (1800 040 509) website

• Child Wise – trauma-informed telephone and online counseling for childhood abuse (1800 991 099) website

• Children and Young People with Disability Australia (1800 222 660) website

• Headspace – support for young people experiencing mental health issues (1800 650 890) website

• Healing Foundation – service to help build up the capacity of Indigenous organizations and support the development of the Link Up network website

• In Good Faith Foundation – advocacy, casework, referral and support to aid recovery for victims, their families and communities responding to clergy, religious and lay abuse (03 9326 1190) website

• Mensline Australia (1300 789 978) website

• On the Line Australia – national telephone and online support, information and referral for men with family and relationship concerns (1300 789 978) website

• People with Disability Australia – national telephone line to provide information and referrals to people with disabilities (1800 422 015 [TTY: 1800 422 016]) website

• Rape and Domestic Violence Services Australia – 24/7 telephone and online crisis counseling service for anyone in Australia who has experienced or is at risk of sexual assault (1800 211 028) website

• 13YARN – Lifeline’s dedicated First Nations support (139276) website