WHERE TO FIND HELP:
if you are in danger,
call 000
If you are experiencing domestic violence,
please call DV Connect,
24 hours a day,
7 days a week
1.800.811.811
CONTACT US
For further information and other relevant contact and helpline numbers, please visit http://www.dvconnect.org/
IF YOU NEED HELP:
DV Connect - 1800 811 811
This is the QLD state-wide 24 hour / 7 days a week service to women and their children escaping domestic or family violence.
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1800 Respect - 1800 737 732
This is the national 24 hour / 7 days a week support line for domestic violence and sexual assault.
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QLD Statewide Sexual Assault Helpline - 1800 010 120
This number is available from 7.30am to 11.30pm, 7 days a week.
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Brisbane Domestic Violence Service (07) 3217 2544
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Homelessness Person Information Queensland - 1300 880 882
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Immigrant Women's Support Service - (07) 3846 3490
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Legal Aid Queensland - 1300 651 188
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Refugee and Immigration Legal Service (RAILS) - (07) 3846 9300
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Multicultural Families Organisation Inc (07) 5571 0381
SAFETY PLAN:
These suggestions may help you leave quickly if you are in danger.
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1. Consider carefully who you tell about your plan to leave, this includes children and friends as this may compromise your safety.
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2. Decide who you will call if you feel threatened or in danger.
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3. Decide where you will go if you need a safe place.
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4. Decide what arrangements you will make to ensure the safety of your children.
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5. Save some money for taxi or bus fares for emergency transportation to a safe place.
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6. Keep an extra key to your house and car with you at all times.
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7. Make a list of emergency telephone numbers.
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8. Hide a change of clothing for you and your children.
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9. Pack all the medications you need.
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10. Know where all your important papers and records are (eg. passport, birth certificate, bank cards/bank books, marriage certificate etc) and take them with you if possible.
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11. To avoid confusion in a panic, practice traveling to your safe location.
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12. Keep a list of items you may wish to retrieve at a later date.