We provide immediate afterhours crisis support following an experience of family violence or sexual assault.
If you are in immediate danger or require emergency assistance, call 000
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Family Violence Afterhours Assistance
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Sexual Assault Afterhours Assistance
Family Violence Afterhours Assistance
If you are in immediate danger or require emergency assistance, call 000
GCASA Afterhours Family Violence (FVAH) Crisis Response Service
In person or phone support to those who have experienced a recent incident of family violence.
Available in the afterhours:
- By contacting Safe Steps on 1800 015 188
- GCASA respond across the whole Gippsland region, from the Bunyip River to the border
Afterhours contact is Safe Steps:
Victoria’s 24/7 Family Violence Response Centre
Phone 24/7 on 1800 015 188
Email 24/7 at [email protected]
Webchat (9am – midnight, Mon – Fri): www.safesteps.org.au
Crisis Support for Individuals and Families is available to:
- Assist you to a safe location
- Support you to make choices that are right for you and your family
- Provide practical assistance to keep you safe
- Connect you with other support as needed
Our Practical Assistance can include:
- Transport
- Accommodation
- A Safe Phone
- Food
- Clothing
We can also support you to manage natural reactions by:
- Providing information about natural trauma/crisis reactions
- Informing you of your rights and options
- Assist you to develop a plan to keep you and your family safe
- Discuss strategies to manage your natural reactions
What will happen when I call for assistance?
GCASA role includes the provision to clients of:
- Support to seek legal and medical assistance following sexual assault
- Information and support to help in making decisions to report to Police
- Information and support to understand and cope with natural reactions to trauma
- Support to understand risk and plan for safety
- Communicating questions, concerns and decisions to Police and other services
Sexual Assault Afterhours Assistance
24/7 Sexual Assault Crisis Care Support
- Available across the whole Gippsland region from the Bunyip River to the border
- 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by calling 1800 806 292
- Supporting those who have experienced a recent incident of sexual assault
- Can work alongside the specialist sexual assault response team of Victoria Police (SOCIT) and medical services
Purpose of Crisis Care Response
Early Crisis Intervention Aims to Assist Individuals to:
- Understand their natural crisis reactions following trauma
- Promote their natural recovery following trauma
- Reconnect with their internal strengths and sense of personal power and control in life
- Access resources to support safety
- Link into further crisis support as appropriate
Business hours contact:
Afterhours contact:
Sexual Assault Crisis Line 1800 806 292
Gippsland Centre Against Sexual Assault is funded
by the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing.
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the
land on which our offices are located, the
Gunai Kurnai and Bunurong peoples.
We pay our respects to Elders past, present and
emerging, and honour their continuing connection
to land, waters and community.
We acknowledge all people who have been impacted by
sexual harm and family violence, both long past or more
recent. We at Gippsland CASA acknowledge your journey
and strengths and the impacts experienced by you, your
families, and your support people.
We want you to know we see you, we listen without
judgement, and we believe you.
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All rights reserved.
CONTACT
Business Hours
9:00-5:00pm Monday – Friday
[email protected]
MORWELL
Gippsland Multidisciplinary Centre
31-41 Buckley Street
PO Box 1124
Morwell VIC 3840
Call: 03 5134 3922
BAIRNSDALE
67 Grant Street
PO Box 744
Bairnsdale VIC 3875
Call: 03 5153 1629
WARRAGUL
95 Albert Street
Warragul VIC 3820
Call: 03 5622 7877
