Discussing child sexual abuse can be difficult. This is especially so for survivors telling their story for the first time, their families and professional staff supporting them.
The Royal Commission can refer survivors of child sexual abuse to counsellors or special support groups. Some services also give support to families and professional staff.
Services marked as 'Government Funded' have been funded by the Australian Government to assist people affected by child abuse.
All services listed are provided by external organisations.
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Support Services Found: 82
1800 Respect
24/7 telephone and online crisis support, information and immediate referral to specialist counselling for anyone in Australia who has experienced or been impacted by sexual assault, or domestic or family violence.
After Hours Crisis Care
After hours crisis service provided by social workers from Families SA.
Anglicare WA
Information, counselling, and support for anyone who has been affected by institutional child / adolescent sexual abuse.
Australian Childhood Trauma Group
Professional support services for government agencies, non-government agencies and schools.
Australian Federal Police Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Team
Qualified police trained to assist with responding to allegations of child abuse.
Blue Knot Foundation
Provides telephone counselling, information and support for adult survivors of child abuse and referral to professionals and agencies. Provides workshops for survivors, family members, partners and friends. Professional development for health professionals is also available.
Bravehearts
Specialist case management, face-to-face counselling (QLD only) and telephone counselling in all states and territories for child and adult survivors, non-offending family members and friends engaging with the Royal Commission.
Face to face
Government Funded
Canberra Rape Crisis Centre
Free confidential counselling and support for anyone who has experienced sexual assault, including family and support people. Provides information, advocacy, support and referral for people engaging with the Royal Commission.
Care Leavers Australasia Network (CLAN)
Support and advocacy for people who grew up in Australian orphanages, children’s homes and in foster care, and their families. Support provided to engage with the Royal Commission.
Centre Against Sexual Violence
Specialist sexual assault service providing counselling, support, advocacy and information for survivors of sexual assault in Logan, Beenleigh and Beaudesert.
Child Migrants Trust
Social work services including counselling and support for family reunions.
Child Wise
Trauma informed telephone and online counselling for childhood abuse. Training and organisational capacity building on child abuse prevention.
Children and Young People with Disability Australia
Provides information, referral and systemic advocacy regarding the experiences of children with disability.
CREATE Foundation
CREATE Foundation supports children and young people with an out-of-home care experience aged 0-25 years. Join clubCREATE for free events, programs, grants, giveaways and surveys.
Crisis Line Northern Territory
Information, counselling and referral service for individuals and families.
Danila Dilba Health Service
Provides community controlled primary health care and community services in the greater Darwin area.
Drummond St Services
Provides a wide range of support and recovery services for individuals, families, couples, young people
and children.
Elm Place
Provides post-care support and resource services for Forgotten Australians, former child migrants and people affected by the Royal Commission.
Find and Connect
Support and counselling for Forgotten Australians and former child migrants. Family tracing and access to care records.
Find and Connect ACT
Support and counselling for Forgotten Australians and former child migrants. Family tracing and access to care records.
Find and Connect NSW
Support and counselling for Forgotten Australians and former child migrants. Including family tracing and access to care records.
Find and Connect NT
Support and counselling for Forgotten Australians and former child migrants. Family tracing and access to care records.
Find and Connect QLD
Support and counselling for Forgotten Australians and former child migrants.
Find and Connect Tasmania
Support and counselling for Forgotten Australians and former child migrants. Family tracing and access to care records.
Find and Connect WA
Support and counselling for Forgotten Australians and former child migrants. Family tracing and access to care records.
Headspace
Counselling and referral service for young people aged 12- 25 years. Also supports parents.
Healing Foundation
Service to help build the capacity of Indigenous organisations and support the development of the Link-Up network.
Heartfelt House
Support to adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse and their family and friends by qualified counsellors in the Northern Rivers Region.
In Good Faith Foundation
Provides independent advocacy, case work, referral and support to aid recovery for victims, their families and communities responding to clergy, religious and lay abuse.
Interrelate
Counselling and support for those affected by institutional child sexual abuse and the work of the Royal Commission. Locations in metropolitan, regional and rural NSW.
Kimberley Stolen Generation Aboriginal Corporation
Provides counselling, healing and culturally appropriate support for Indigenous Australians.
knowmore
Provides a free and independent legal service and for people engaging with the Royal Commission.
Laurel House
Counselling and support for anyone in the North or North West of Tasmania who has been raped, sexually assaulted or harassed, or abused as a child. The service includes partners and support people affected by sexual abuse.
Additional contact details:
1800 697 877 (after-hours crisis support)
Lifeline
24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention.
Lighthouse Foundation
Specialist attachment and trauma informed training.
Link Up (NSW) Aboriginal Corporation
Provides counselling, healing and culturally appropriate support for Indigenous Australians.
Link Up (QLD) Aboriginal Corporation
Provides counselling, healing and culturally appropriate support for Indigenous Australians.
Link Up Victoria
Provides counselling, healing and culturally appropriate support for indigenous Australians.
Living well
Counselling, information and support service for men who have experienced sexual abuse and sexual assault, and their partners, family and friends.
Lotus Place (Find and Connect QLD)
Part of Micah Projects, Inc., Lotus Place provides a counselling, support and resource service for Forgotten Australians and former child migrants.
Additional contact details:
(07) 4927 7604 (Rockhampton)
MensLine Australia
A national telephone and online support, information and referral service for men with family and relationship concerns.
Mental Health Professionals Network
Provides mental health practitioners with networking and online professional development opportunities across Australia.
NSW Health Education Centre Against Violence (ECAV)
ECAV is a state-wide unit responsible for training programs in adult and child sexual assault, domestic and Aboriginal family violence and physical and emotional abuse and neglect of children.
Nunkuwarrin Yunti of SA Inc.
Provides counselling, healing and culturally appropriate support for Indigenous Australians.
Open Place
Support service for Forgotten Australians and former child migrants, incorporating Find and Connect.
People with Disability Australia
Operating a national telephone line for advice, information, referrals and advocacy support. Provides training and individual advocacy support for people with disability.
Relationships Australia
Family and relationship counselling as well as a range of specialist counselling services.
Relationships Australia Canberra & Region
Individual and family counselling. Intake and referral to additional specialist support services for people affected by the Royal Commission.
Relationships Australia NSW
Individual and family counselling. Intake and referral to additional specialist support services for people effected by the Royal Commission.
Relationships Australia NT
Counselling, including information, support and referral. Based in Darwin and Alice Springs with an outreach service to regional and remote locations when possible.
Relationships Australia QLD
Individual and family counselling. Intake and referral to additional specialist support services for people affected by the Royal Commission.
Relationships Australia SA
Individual and family counselling. Intake and referral to additional specialist support services for people affected by the Royal Commission.
Additional contact details for country callers are also available:
1800 182 325
Relationships Australia Tasmania
Family and relationship counselling and specialist support services for individuals engaged with or affected by the Royal Commission. Offices are located in Devonport, Launceston and Hobart.
Relationships Australia VIC
Service to support people, families and their communities to cope with the challenges of life by building their resilience and capacity.
Relationships Australia WA
Individual and family counselling. Intake and referral to additional specialist support services for people affected by the Royal Commission.
Respond SA
An initiative of Relationships Australia SA providing an online information and resources hub for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, their families, friends and community.
Ruby Gaea Darwin Centre Against Sexual Violence
Counselling, advocacy and education for women and children who have experienced sexual assault, by qualified counsellors.
Service Assisting Male Survivors of Sexual Assault (SAMSSA)
Counselling and support for men and their families/supporters.
Sexual Assault Counselling Australia (SACA)
Provides telephone counselling, including a free telephone interpreting service, for people affected by the Royal Commission. Some face-to-face counselling is available in NSW and Victoria. Staffed by trauma specialist counsellors.
Face to face
Government Funded
Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC)
Counselling service for adults and children who have been sexually assaulted. Medical forensic sexual assault service (adult and children) available 24/7 in Alice Springs and Darwin for recent sexual assaults (within 7 days).
Additional contact details:
(08) 8962 4361 (Tennant Creek)
(08) 8973 8524 (Katherine)
Sexual Assault Resource Centre (SARC)
Emergency sexual assault (rape crisis) service for Perth, also providing advice, counselling and support for people who have been sexually assaulted in the past.
Sexual Assault Services - NSW Health
Information, counselling, court support for anyone who has been sexually assaulted in NSW.
Sexual Assault Support Service (SASS)
Counselling for adults affected by sexual assault, survivors of sexual abuse and their families and support people in Southern Tasmania.
State Wide Sexual Assault Helpline
Lists a range of support services across QLD.
Suicide Call Back Service
24/7 counselling for people 18 years and over who are suicidal, caring for someone who is suicidal or people bereaved by suicide.
Survivors & Mates Support Network (SAMSN)
Facilitated groups and workshops for male survivors of childhood sexual abuse and their families.
The Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria
Provides assistance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are victims of family violence and sexual assault.
The Women’s Cottage
Trauma informed case management, specialist face to face and telephone counselling, therapeutic, expressive and creative group programs, support around engaging with the Royal Commission and police. For women who are survivors, non-offending family members and friends. Covering Hawkesbury, Nepean, Blue Mountains, Hills District and Blacktown LGA's.
Face to face
Government Funded
Tuart Place
Services for anyone who experienced out-of-home care in WA, including Forgotten Australians and former child migrants.
Tzedek
Provides advocacy, referrals and support services to people who have experienced religious/clergy abuse, with a focus on the Jewish community.
Victim Support ACT
Provides support to people who have been a victim of a violent crime in the ACT, including sexual assault or domestic family violence.
Victim Support and Child Witness Service
Counselling and support, information and referral, court support and other services for victims of crime.
Victim Support Service
Provides support, face-to-face and phone counselling, and advocacy for people in SA who have been affected by the Royal Commission, including ongoing support.
Face to face
Government Funded
Victims Counselling Support Service
Information, advice and referral, and face-to-face or telephone counselling for people affected by sexual assault and historic sexual abuse.
Victims of Crime
Counselling and support, information and referral, court support and other services for victims of crime.
Victims of Crime Helpline
Specially trained staff provide information, advice and referrals to help victims manage the effects of sexual assault and abuse.
Victims Services
Single entry point for victims of crime in NSW to assist them in accessing services, including counselling and support.
Victims Support Service
Personal support, counselling, information and referral services to help people deal with the impact of crime.
Additional contact details:
(03) 6777 2939 (Launceston)
1300 300 238 (after-hours crisis support)
Victorian Centres Against Sexual Assault
Provides free ongoing specialist counselling and support for victim/survivors and family members of those who have experienced sexual assault, including those affected by institutionalised abuse.
Wide Bay Sexual Assault Services
Wide Bay Sexual Assault Services is a community-based organisation providing access to client-centred interventions for adults and children who have experienced sexual assault or abuse in their lives. The service covers Hervey Bay, Maryborough, Gayndah and Biggenden.
WWILD Sexual Violence Prevention Association
WWILD works with men and women aged 14 years and over who have an intellectual disability, and survivors of sexual assault or crime, or at risk of becoming a victim of crime or exploitation.
Yorgum Aboriginal Corporation
Provides counselling, healing and culturally appropriate support for Indigenous Australians.