If your matter is an emergency, please call 000 Australia (or 111 New Zealand)
If your matter is urgent, please contact one of the crisis support services listed below
ADSAFE IS NOT A CRISIS SERVICE
Crisis Support Services
Australia
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1800RESPECT - is a national domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support service. Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, call 1800 737 732 or reach out via the online chat on their website.
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Beyond Blue - The Beyond Blue Support Service provides 24/7 advice and support via telephone (call 1300 22 4636), webchat and email (email response provided within 24 hours).
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Lifeline - confidential crisis support (13 11 14) that is accessible 24 hours a day with phone, text (SMS) or chat options.
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Blue Knot - support for adult survivors of childhood trauma and abuse, as well as their parents, partners, family and friends. Blue Knot's helpline service is available 9am-5pm AEST Monday-Sunday and public holidays on 1300 657 380
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Kids Helpline - Kids Helpline is Australia’s only free (even from a mobile), confidential 24/7 online and phone counselling service for young people aged 5 to 25. Qualified counsellors at Kids Helpline are available via phone 1800 55 1800, Webchat, and email anytime and for any reason.
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Mensline - offers free professional 24/7 phone and online counselling support for men with concerns about mental health, anger management, family violence (using and experiencing), addiction, relationship, stress and wellbeing. Call 1300 78 99 78
New Zealand
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24/7 HELPline - HELP is a specialist provider of 24/7 Crisis Support Services. Call 0800 623 1700
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Lifeline Aotearoa - Lifeline provides free confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call 0800 LIFELINE (0800 543 354) or send a text to HELP (4357)
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Safe to Talk - The National Sexual Harm Helpline provides free and confidential information and support to people affected by sexual harm, and is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Call 0800 044 334 or send a text to 4334
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What's Up - a free, nationally-available kid's counselling helpline and webchat service for children and teenagers run by Barnardos New Zealand. Call 0800 942 8787 Mon-Sun 11am - 11pm (NZT)
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Youthline - a helpline service that is free, confidential and available 7 days a week, for both young people and anyone supporting them. Call 0800 376 633, free text 234 (8am to midnight), email talk@youthline.co.nz, or webchat
Adsafe Support
Adsafe's Survivor Services team is dedicated to providing care and support through specialised case management to survivors and vulnerable adults of physical and sexual abuse within the Seventh-day Adventist church setting in Australia and New Zealand.
If you would like to arrange to speak to one of our Adsafe case officers, please call our office, or fill out the support contact form to arrange a time to talk.
email: info@adsafe.org.au
AUSTRALIA:
1800 220 468 or (02) 9847 3488
NEW ZEALAND:
0800 442 458
OFFICE HOURS (Sydney Time):
8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Monday - Thursday
8:30 am - 12:30 pm, Friday