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Support Services

Here is important and up to date information and links for everyone — whether you’re experiencing harm, supporting someone you love, or ready to take steps to change your own behaviour. Dedicated Tasmanian services and compassionate professionals are here, and they want to help you.

We want to be upfront with you about something important: right now, demand for services is high, and many organisations have waiting lists. We know that’s not easy to hear. But please don’t let it stop you from reaching out. Services are working hard to prioritise urgent situations, there are multiple pathways to support, and you absolutely do not have to face this alone.

Waiting times vary between organisations, so we encourage you to contact them directly to find out about current availability and when you might be able to get an appointment.

When people leave a violent situation, they often leave with nothing or very little. So as well as emergency accommodation, broader support is often needed along the way to healing — including medical, legal, financial and counselling services as well as safety and support planning.

The information here has been gathered from the websites of the listed organisations. Services change over time, and we’ll do our best to keep these pages current. If you know of a service that’s helped you and isn’t listed here, please let us know — we’d love to hear from you.

The names of most organisations are links to their web pages. Where a Facebook symbol appears, they also have a Facebook page you can follow to keep up to date with their latest news.

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If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call 000 now. For confidential support, call 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) — 24 hours, 7 days. View all support services
The Safe at Home Family Violence Response and Referral Line is Tasmania's 24/7 phone line for anyone affected by family violence. It's your first
Crisis & Helplines
A six to eight-week group program for women who have experienced domestic and family violence or sexual abuse. Using the Shark Cage metaphor, storytelling,
ChildrenHealth & Mental HealthSexual Assault SupportSpecialist Family ViolenceYouth & Family
Uniting in Tasmania (operating as Uniting Vic.Tas) is the community services organisation of the Uniting Church, providing support to individuals, families, and communities across
ChildrenFinancial SupportYouth & Family
This is a free government service that helps Tasmanians who've experienced family violence.
Specialist Family Violence
Women's Health Tasmania is a state-wide, non-profit community health promotion organization based in North Hobart that supports women's health and wellbeing. While they don't
Health & Mental Health
Women's Legal Service Tasmania (WLST) is a community legal service that provides free, confidential legal support specifically for women experiencing or who have experienced
Legal Support
Working It Out partners with Engender Equality, to run a specialized LGBTIQA+ Family Violence Service in Tasmania. The service specializes in providing trauma-informed therapeutic
LGBTIQA+
Yemaya is a therapeutic family violence counselling service for victim/survivors of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in Northern Tasmania. Yemaya provides a range of trauma-informed
Specialist Family Violence