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Protecting Your Privacy
Services for Men

Eastern Health Family Violence Service
1300 130 381 (Monday-Friday)
 Eastern Health Aboriginal Health Team
5957 1100 (Monday-Friday)

MensLine Australia (24 hours, 7 days)
1300 789 978

Men’s Behaviour Change Program
1300 130 381

Boorndawan Willam Aboriginal Healing
Service (Monday-Friday)
9871 2676

Men’s Referral Service
1300 766 491
Everybody has the right to live free from
violence and abuse
Eastern Health is committed to protecting your privacy.
We will keep your personal information secure and
disclose information about you only when required by
law.
We comply with relevant information and privacy
legislation. If you would like more information,
please ask a staff member or visit our web site
www.easternhealth.org.au
Eastern Health is accredited by the
Australian Council on Healthcare Standards.
If you have any English language difficulties,
please ask staff to book an interpreter.
From home, you can contact us directly
by using the Telephone Interpreter Service 13 1450.
Interpreter services are provided free of charge.
Ask staff to check if this information is available
in your preferred language.
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Box Hill, Victoria, 3128 Australia
P: 1300 342 255
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FAMILY VIOLENCE
INFORMATION AND SERVICES
FOR ABORIGINAL WOMEN AND
MEN
PHONE: 1300 130 381
FAMILY VIOLENCE INFORMATION AND SERVICES FOR ABORIGINAL WOMEN AND MEN
What is Family Violence?
Family violence is about power and control.
It is behaviour within a family or family-like
relationship, which causes fear, hurt or harm.
Family violence includes:
Physical abuse
 Pushing, shoving, punching, physical
threats, throwing objects, use of weapons
and damage to personal property.
How Does Family Violence Affect
Children?
Services for Women

Emergency (24 hours, 7 days)
000
 Eastern Health Family Violence Service
1300 130 381 (Monday-Friday)
 Eastern Health Aboriginal Health Team
5957 1100 (Monday-Friday)
 EDVOS (Eastern Domestic Violence
Outreach Service, Monday –Friday)
9259 4200
 Safe Steps (24 hours, 7 days )
1800 015 188
 ECASA – victims/survivors sexual
assault (24 hours)
1800 806 292
 Boorndawan Willam Aboriginal Healing
Service (Monday-Friday)
9871 2676
Children have a right to feel safe and not live in
fear.
Children exposed to violence are at greater risk
of emotional and physical health problems.
These can include: nightmares, anxiety,
bullying towards other children, social
withdrawal, bedwetting and learning
difficulties.
Eastern Health Family Violence Service
Emotional abuse
 Name calling, yelling, put downs, threats,
humiliation, harassment and intimidation.
The Eastern Health Family Violence Service can
assist you in many different ways by providing
support and information about your options,
including:
Social isolation
 Controlling contact with others, being
prevented from seeing friends and family,
minimising time spent with others.

Sexual abuse
 Any sexual behaviour that makes someone
feel uncomfortable, frightened, intimidated
or threatened. This includes being forced
or pressured to do/watch sexual acts.
Financial abuse
 Controlling and denying access to money
for essential items; being expected to show
evidence of money spent.
Safety plans, women’s and children’s
counselling, advocacy, Men’s Behaviour
Change Groups, referral to other services
including mental health, housing, legal and
community services
Eastern Health Aboriginal Health Team
The Eastern Health Aboriginal Health Team
provides a safe and welcoming service to the
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Community within the Shire of Yarra Ranges
and the Eastern Region of Melbourne. The
team works closely with the Eastern Health
Family Violence Service and can provide other
support, such as general counselling and
health checks.
Services for Children
There are services that are able to help
children who have experienced family
violence. This also includes witnessing
violence.

Eastern Health Family Violence Service
1300 130 381

Kids Helpline
1800 551 800