Links & Resources
Please note - phone numbers listed are for telephone calls made from within Australia.
| Victims of Crime Issues | |
| Witness Assistance Service Phone: (03) 9603 7422 or 1800 641 927 |
Victims Referral and Assistance Service Phone (03) 9603 9797 or 1800 819 817 www.justice.vic.gov.au/victimsofcrime |
Complaints |
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| ... about Health & Medical Services Health Services Commissioner Phone: (03) 8601 5200 or |
... about discrimination Victorian Equal Opportunity Commission Phone: (03) 9281 7100 or 1800 134 142 www.eoc.vic.gov.au |
| ... about Police Victorian Police Ethical Standards Department Customer Assistance & Community Consultation Unit Phone: 1300 363 101 (24 hours) |
The Deputy Ombudsman (Police Complaints) Phone (03) 9613 6222 or 1800 806 314 (24 hours) |
Health Issues |
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| Positive Women Phone: (03) 9276 6918 |
Access Information Centre at the Alfred (for information about Hepatitus, HIV/AIDS and STIs) Phone: (03) 9276 6993 www.accessinfo.org.au |
Rural Sexual Health Clinics Ballarat: (03) 5333 1635 Wodonga: (02) 6051 7470 Traralgon: (03) 5173 8000 Bendigo: (03) 5434 4300 Geelong: (03) 5221 4735 |
Melbourne Sexual Health Centre www.mshc.org.au |
Hepatitus C Council of Victoria www.hepcvic.org.au |
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Domestic Violence Issues |
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| Women's Domestic Violence Crisis Service Phone: (03) 9373 0123 or 1800 015 188 (24 hours) |
Domestic Violence and Incest Resource Centre Phone: (03) 9486 9866 |
Sexual Assault Issues |
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| Telephone Service Against Sexual Assault Phone: (03) 9349 1766 (after hours) or 1800 806 292 |
NCASA (Northern Centre Against Sexual Assault) Phone: (03) 9469 2240 |
SECASA (South Eastern Centre Against Sexual Assault) Phone: (03) 9594 2289 |
CASA (Centre Against Sexual Assault) Phone: (03) 9344 2210 |
Police Sexual Offences & Child Abuse Unit Phone: (03) 9556 6128 |
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Relationship Issues |
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| Family Court of Australia Counselling Service Phone: (03) 9604 2800 |
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Legal Issues |
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| Welfare Rights Unit (social security issues) Phone: (03) 9416 1111 |
Alphaline (crisis telephone service for young people in a legal emergency and at risk of going into custody) Phone: (03) 9419 7427 (24 hours) |
Court Network (for support at court) Phone: (03) 9603 7433 or 1800 681 614 |
Victorian Legal Aid www.legalaid.vic.gov.au |
Sex Worker Groups |
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| Sex Workers Alliance of Vancouver (Canada) www.walnet.org/swav |
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Prostitutes Education Network (United States) www.bayswan.org/penet.html |
Scarlet Alliance (Australia) scarletalliance.org.au |
SIN - Sex Industry Network (South Australia) www.sin.org.au |
SWOT Tasmania Sex workers of Tasmania (03) 6273 0043 |
SWOP - Sex Workers Outreach Project (New South Wales) www.swop.org.au |
SWOP ACT (Australian Capital Territory) www.aidsaction.org.au/swop/ |
SWOP Darwin (Northern Territory) www.ntac.org.au/ |
Magenta (Western Australia) www.fpwa-health.org.au/magenta.htm |
RhED - Resourcing health & EDucation in the Sex Industry http://www.sexworker.org.au |
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| Australian Drug Information Network www.adin.com.au |
Injecting Drug Users On-line Resources www.exchangesupplies.org |
Drug Safety Service - MhOS Phone: 0419 204 811 |
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Contacts |
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| VANISH Phone: (03) 9348 2111 E-mail: vanish@vicnet.net.au |
CLAN A network for people who grew up in Australia's orphanages, Children's Homes and in foster care. Phone: 1800 008 774 E-mail: support@clan.org.au www.clan.org.au |
| St Kilda Police Phone: (03) 9536 2666 |
