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Help & Support

Help and support:

Children and young people’s sexual safety can be a challenging issue and may bring up strong feelings for some people. The following services are freely available in NSW and can give you help and support:

If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call

Triple Zero: 000

For mental health support and advice, call

Lifeline: 13 11 14
Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800
Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636
MensLine Australia: 1300 78 99 78
QLife: 1800 184 527

For sexual assault and domestic and family violence support and advice, call

NSW Rape Crisis: 1800 424 017
NSW Domestic Violence Line: 1800 65 64 63
Respect: 1800 737 732

For child sexual abuse support and advice, call

Blue Knot Foundation: 1800 657 380
Survivors & Mates Support Network (SAMSN): 1800 472 676
NSW Sexual Violence Helpline: 1800 424 017

To find local support for adult or child sexual assault, go to

NSW Health’s Sexual Assault Services directory

To find local support services for young people with harmful sexual behaviours, go to

NSW Health’s New Street Services directory

For victims of a violent crime, counselling, financial support and a recognition payment may be available from the Victims Support Scheme. For information call:

Victims Access Line: 1800 633 063
Aboriginal Contact Line: 1800 019 123

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is offered by many workplaces.

It is confidential and free and provides assessment, counselling and referrals for personal and work related issues.

Reporting concerns that a child or young person is at risk of significant harm

Child Protection Helpline: 132 111

Any member of the community, including mandatory reporters, who suspect, on reasonable grounds, that a child or young person is at risk of significant harm should report their concerns to the Child Protection Helpline, 24 hours, on 132 111. Mandatory reporters can call or make an eReport through the ChildStory reporter website.

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Project Partners

City of Melbourne
Robinvale District Health Services
The Mallee Sexual Assault Unit
Deakin University
Sydney Opera House
NSW Youth Justice
PCYC Ngarupai (Horn Island)
Tagai State College

Major Supporters

Matana Foundation for Young People
Australia Council for the Arts
Creative Victoria
The R.E. Ross Trust
Newsboys Foundation
Gandel Philanthropy
City of Melbourne
NSW Government

Acknowledgement of Country

Phunktional Arts acknowledges that we live and work on land that always was and always will be the land of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities as they fight for recognition, treaty and self-determination. We acknowledge that sovereignty has never been ceded.

Black Lives Matter

Phunktional Arts stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. We stand with People of Colour on our staff, in the communities we work with and all who have experienced racism and other forms of social injustice.
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